DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONSIDER STRICT DRESS CODE
Mon Apr 10 2006 20:49:55 ET
Detroit schools are contemplating cracking down on student appearance with a strict districtwide dress code that would require students to cinch their belts, lengthen their skirts and take out those nose rings, the DETROIT NEWS is planning to report on Tuesday.
Detroit Public Schools leaders have circulated a proposal to require specific colors for shirts and slacks: white, blue, black, yellow or pink tops paired with khaki, navy blue or black pants. Hats, clothing with logos, and hooded jackets would be out.
Knee-length skirts and collared shirts or turtlenecks would be in.
Facial jewelry and visible body piercings, including tongues, wouldn't be allowed, although it is unclear whether the ban would apply to ear piercings.
A new dress code could take effect as early as next fall for the district's 129,000 students, administrators tell the papers.
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