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Student council members urge fairer dress‑code enforcement; officials say they will review practices
Summary
Students told Putnam County leaders that dress codes limit self‑expression and are enforced unevenly between male and female students. Principal Tim Adams said administrators take student feedback to leadership and try to support students while upholding dress expectations.
Students on the superintendent’s student advisory council told district leaders that dress‑code rules limit how they express themselves and that enforcement can be inconsistent across schools.
"How I represent and express myself is through clothes, is through jewelry," 8th‑grade Allison Stables said, explaining she feels limited by rules at her school. Several students said male students often wear tank tops without consequence while female students face more scrutiny. "Because guys can wear tank tops all the time...but the moment a girl wears one, it's the biggest issue on earth," said 9th‑grade Bentley Alford.
Principal Tim Adams acknowledged variation between schools and said administrators bring student feedback to leadership teams and review student‑parent handbooks. Adams said staff try to support students — for example by providing clothing when needed — while maintaining expectations set for a school environment.
No policy change was announced during the podcast; Adams and Superintendent Rick Sernsey said they will continue to review enforcement practices and encouraged students to raise concerns with principals so leadership teams can consider adjustments.
