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Teacher urges change; Linden board advances first reading to permit cargo pants in uniform policy
Linden Board of Education · October 29, 2025
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Summary
A Linden middle-school teacher urged the board to stop removing students from class for cargo pants. The board advanced a first reading amendment to the student dress and grooming policy to permit cargo pants in approved colors.
Nancy Cordino, a teacher at Seoul Middle School, told the board that enforcement of the uniform policy has removed otherwise-compliant students from class for wearing khaki pants that include side pockets. "To have my students... missing classroom instruction because they have pants that have pockets on the…
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