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SFUSD board votes to let schools set head‑covering policies and bars suspension for dress‑code violations

San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education · May 13, 2014
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Summary

The board approved a resolution asking the superintendent to update the student and parent handbook so schools may set their own policies on hats and head coverings, ensure religious head coverings are allowed, and remove suspension/expulsion as punishments for dress code violations; vote was 7 ayes.

Commissioner Matt Haney read a resolution asking the superintendent to update the SFUSD Student and Parent Handbook for 2014–15 to allow schools to set their own policies regarding hats and other head coverings, explicitly allow head coverings worn for religious reasons and outdoor wear as required by state law, remove archaic…

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