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Riviera ISD adopts dress-code option allowing minimal ear and small nose piercings
Summary
The board voted 4–2 to adopt a dress-code option that permits minimal transparent ear posts and a small, discreet nose stud for girls; trustees cited enforcement and professionalism concerns during debate and may revisit the policy after the first semester.
The Riviera ISD Board adopted Option 1 of the proposed 2025–26 student dress code on July 23, a policy that permits minimal transparent posts or studs in ears and allows a small, discreet nose stud for girls.
Trustee Becky Gutierrez moved for adoption, and the motion passed 4–2; Trustees Billy Colston III and Michael Valenzuela voted against the motion. Trustees discussed enforcement challenges, expectations of professionalism, and the possibility of revisiting the rule after the first semester if compliance issues arise.
The transcript records the two options presented to the board — Option 1 permitting limited piercings and Option 2 prohibiting all earrings and facial piercings — and the board's choice to adopt the more permissive Option 1 by majority vote.
