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Resident urges stricter dress code; offers to help gather data
Summary
During public comment Lisa Leppard urged the board to reconsider the district’s dress code (policy 221), proposing modesty standards and offering to collect supporting data; board members thanked her and offered to continue discussions in smaller groups.
Lisa Leppard addressed the board during public comment to renew a request from a prior meeting for revisions to dress‑code policy 221. Leppard said she’d spoken with administrators and appreciated their engagement; she asked the board to consider more modesty standards (specific guidance on necklines, midriffs and short lengths) and offered to collect data and meet with a smaller working group to continue the conversation.
She told the board she had reviewed previous minutes and said adopting a policy with clearer modesty expectations would be her preference, while acknowledging that full uniforms are unlikely. The board thanked her for participating and encouraged follow‑up outside the public meeting.
Follow‑up: Administration and board members indicated willingness to continue the discussion outside the full board meeting and to examine 2018 minutes and other materials that informed the prior policy revision.
