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Policy Changes
Written by Hannah Cutshall, Reporter
The 2010-2011 school year is here! Along with a new school year, new students, and a new cafeteria, there have been more changes around the school. That’s right policy changes, such as dress code and cell phone usage. You may have noticed some slight changes in dress code policy. For example, shirts which previously were required to have a collar or crew neckline are now allowed as long as they don’t show any portion of the breast. Another change is that sleeveless shirts are now allowed as long as they extend to the point of the shoulder and have an opening no larger than the approximate size of the arm. Shirts aren’t the only requirements changing. Shorts/ skirts length has been raised from to the knee to 2 ½ inches above the knee. As well as shorts there were alterations in jean requirements too. You can now wear jeans as long as they have no holes that reveal skin above the knee. When asked about her view on the new dress code policy and why the school board changed it Ms. Kilgore said they changed the guidelines to be a little more reasonable. She recognized that there are few skirts/ shorts that meet the previous knee requirement of at or below the knee. Also, it’s challenging to find shirts that reach the collar bone. Another reason is that it took time away from class to reprimand students and therefore unless the clothing, piercing or hair color is deemed disruptive it is more of a disruption to dress code the student. As you may have heard they’ve also altered cell phone usage consequences. Didn’t you hate having your cell phone taken for 5-10 days? Well now with these new changes high schoolers are permitted to pay a small fee of $20 and will get their phone back that day. Why all the sudden changes? “Any changes we make are for the overall happiness of the students and to create a warm learning environment”, Ms. Kilgore stated when asked about this. I guess we’ll just have to see what these changes bring about.
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