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Students urge clearer dress-code measure as board considers replacing numeric inches with 'fingertip length'
Summary
Student representatives and board members debated whether replacing a numeric 3–4 inch standard with 'fingertip length' in the dress code would be fair to taller students; students suggested inseam or hip-length alternatives and were asked to solicit peer feedback for the next meeting.
The board considered a proposed clarification to the dress code that removes a previous '3–4 inch' measurement and replaces it with 'fingertip length.' Student representatives told the board the fingertip standard can be unevenly enforced because height and arm length vary. "I feel like we need to have something more set in stone," a student representative said, suggesting an inseam or hip-length measure as an alternative.
Board members asked students to gather input from classmates and promised staff support to craft language that is fair and enforceable. No final action was taken; the board encouraged students and staff to return with suggested wording at the next meeting.
