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Code Faces Trial Run September 2, 1969

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A new dress code drawn up by a committee of students and teachers will be on trial during the month of September.

The ad hoc dress code committee of interested students formed by Mark Greenberg, SCA President, and teachers appointed by the principal, met throughout the summer to draw up the code printed in the next column.

Following the trial period, a poll will be taken the week of Sept. 29 among teachers, students, and parents to find out their opinion of the revised code. If there are any major changes to the guidelines, there will be a transitional period. The final approval for this dress code is planned for October.

The major complaints about last year's dress code were over its inconsistency in standards for kinds of dress and appearance and the inconsistency in the enforcement of it. The result was confusion in what the students could and could not wear.

The month of September will be a trial not only for the students but also for the administration in consistent enforcement of the code.

The committee met several times to negotiate before a final meeting with Mr. Brouillette in which they drew up the trial code. As in all negotiations the best that can happen is a compromise of ideas. The new code was approved by the School Board at its Aug. 19 meeting.

Nick Nicholas headed the committee which involved Dee-Dee Bayhnam, Owen Bullock, Mike Burke, Mark Greenberg, Glenn Harcourt, Julie liarton, Sheila Jones, Betty McCarthy, Charles Momsen, Kinsley Morse, Martha Payne, Leon Philpot, George Simpson, Mrs. Katherine Hanley, Mrs. Alice Krum, Mr. Chester Rockwell, and others.

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Dress Code

The conduct and achievement, dress, and appearance of students are closely allied. The appearance of a single student when in the extreme in terms of dress or hair-style can affect adversely the total atmosphere of a school and the conduct and achievement of all the students. The schools are concerned with appearance only as it affects conduct and achievement. Although the school administration does not wish to legislate dress or appearance for its sake, particularly in terms of inches or length of a boy's hair or in terms of inches or length of girls' skirts, it is felt that some forms of dress and appearance are unacceptable for the above-mentioned reasons.

It is recommended that:

• Hats not be worn in school.
• Hair-length be at the discretion of the student's parents, and that it be neat, clean, and not cover the eyes.
• Sun glasses be removed in classes at the discretion of teachers unless for medical reasons.
• Make-up be worn at the discretion of parents.
• Shirt tails designed to be worn inside trousers be tucked in; undershirts not be worn as outer garments; ring shirts be permitted.
• Low-cut or see-through blouses not be worn.
• Coats be removed in the classroom at the discretion of the teacher.
• Shirts and trousers not be tattered.
• Skirts, culottes, and pant-dresses be permitted; the length to be sufficient to provide adequate coverage, none extremely short or floor length. As a general guide, everything that should not he seen, should not be shown.
• Slacks, for girls, and shorts, for boys and girls, not be worn.
• Socks be worn at the discretion of parents.
• Shoes be worn; sandals, with soles, be permitted.