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Student representatives press board on dress code, self-defense; board adopts code with guidance on campus interpretation
Summary
Student board representatives raised concerns about dress-code enforcement inequities and asked that the student-conduct code allow defense of others. The board adopted the 2025–26 code of student conduct and asked staff to issue clearer campus-level guidance about ambiguous language such as “mid-thigh.”
Two student board representatives addressed the Marion County School Board Aug. 26 during board comments and public remarks, urging clearer, more equitable dress-code enforcement and asking that the student-conduct code explicitly allow defensive actions to protect others.
Julia Slaughter, a senior and student board representative from Vanguard High School, told the board that many…
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