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Board approves handbooks, tables review of leggings and top-length policy until next month
Summary
Trustees approved all handbooks for 2025–26 but voted to table reconsideration of leggings and top-length requirements until next month after members raised concerns and differing views; motions passed 7–0.
The Van Alstyne ISD board approved all student handbooks for the 2025'26 school year, finding them in compliance with current law and local procedures. During discussion, Board Member Brandy Schoener raised concerns about the dress code's requirement that tops reach fingertip length and recommended revisiting that rule because some parents reported difficulty finding appropriate clothing.
Trustee Mark Freeman moved to approve the handbooks; the motion was seconded by Beau Williams and passed 7'0'00. Board President Randall Morgan then made a separate motion to table consideration of any change to leggings and top-length requirements until the next month's meeting; that motion was seconded by Mark Freeman and also passed unanimously, leaving the current fingertip-length standard in place until further review.
