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Parents and students urge Falmouth committee to keep DESE dress‑code protection in policy
Summary
During public comment, multiple residents and students urged the committee not to remove DESE model language from policy JICA, citing student rights, Chapter 71 Section 83 and requests for additional legal and stakeholder review.
At the Oct. 25 Falmouth School Committee meeting, several students and parents used the public‑comment period to urge the committee against removing state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) language from policy JICA, which addresses student dress and appearance.
Why it matters: Commenters said the DESE wording protects student and family rights and cited Massachusetts law, Chapter 71 Section 83, as the legal baseline for student dress and appearance. They asked the committee to delay any final action until an unbiased legal review, a stakeholder survey, and a clear town vote on the statutory…
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