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McClintock student tells board a peaceful dress-code protest was met with warnings and penalties
Summary
A McClintock student told the Tempe Union board that a peaceful Aug. 14 protest over a stricter dress code prompted a parent email warning of possible violence, in-school announcements threatening suspension, private office referrals and loss of leadership roles; a board member asked staff to "look into that."
A student speaker at the Aug. 22 Tempe Union governing board meeting described a student-led protest at McClintock High School over a newly enforced dress code and urged the board to review administrators’ responses.
Miguel Ortega said students organized a peaceful protest on Aug. 14 after the district implemented a dress code that, he said, now "you cannot show any skin whatsoever on your torso." Ortega told the…
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