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Beauregard Parish committee adds black to uniform shirt colors, permits denim shorts for elementary; pullover restriction fails
Summary
A committee reviewing the Beauregard Parish student handbook voted to (1) add black as an approved uniform shirt color pre-K through 12 and (2) allow blue or black denim shorts at elementary schools; a proposed rule requiring pullovers/hoodies to be only solid school‑approved colors or school‑issued failed.
A Beauregard Parish dress‑and‑discipline committee voted on three dress‑code recommendations: it approved adding black to the list of acceptable uniform shirt colors for all grades and approved allowing blue or black denim shorts at the elementary level, while rejecting a proposal to limit pullovers/hoodies and similar pull‑over outerwear to solid school‑approved colors or school‑issued garments.
David Wilson, who led the dress‑code review for the meeting, told the committee that last year’s changes included allowing Henley shirts and that administrators retain discretion to determine appropriate dress. "Plain polo…
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