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Parents press board on dress code enforcement and distribution of DICK—S Sporting Goods Foundation support
Summary
At public comment the board heard repeated concerns that Twin Rivers had received disproportionately more benefits from the DICK—S Sporting Goods Foundation and that dress-code enforcement appeared uneven across schools; board members said plans and committee work are underway to even distribution and address dress-code policy.
Several community members raised concerns during public comment at the McKeesport Area School District meeting on March 6 about perceived inequities in how DICK—S Sporting Goods Foundation resources were distributed and about inconsistent dress-code enforcement.
Cynthia Baldwin asked when the board would see a report on the dress code and said her granddaughter had been told not to wear ripped jeans at Frances McClure while other students and staff had appeared out of dress code in social-media posts. Baldwin said she had previously raised the dress-code issue and wanted it resolved.…
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