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Board declines immediate uniform mandate after district survey shows split community response
Summary
A district survey showed roughly 45% support and 48% opposition to requiring school uniforms across Talbot County Public Schools; a motion to adopt uniforms failed for lack of a second and the board left the issue open for future consideration while flagging costs and equity concerns.
Dr. Papukari (superintendent) and staff presented results of a districtwide uniform survey at the Talbot County Board of Education meeting on March 19. The survey received approximately 1,900 total responses; staff said 1,413 of the responses appear to be from parents but the dataset could not be definitively decomposed by household.
Survey summaries presented to the board showed roughly 44–45% of respondents supported…
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