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After hours of testimony, committee leaves skirt-length rule in place and drops ban proposal
Summary
Following testimony from teachers, administrators and community members that a ban would harm modesty and religious practice and that enforcement is the core problem, the committee removed a ban-on-skirts option and voted to leave the existing 2-inch-above-the-knee rule unchanged while exploring enforcement and clearer language.
The St. Mary Parish School Board's school uniform committee debated for more than an hour March 25 over a proposed ban on skirts for girls in grades 4'through 12. After public testimony and internal discussion, the committee voted to remove the ban from the agenda and ultimately left the current skirt-length policy unchanged.
Staff recited the existing rule that skirts, skorts, shorts and jumpers "must be no shorter than reaching 2 inches above the knee." Middle-school representative Lauren Rentro urged a "common-sense" or fingertip rule and…
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