On dress code, board should listen to students

On

dress code, board should listen to students

The letters from the

students responding to the dress code proposals for

Fayette County students in the July 28 edition of The

Citizen were wonderful.

I am a teacher at Fayette

County High School and these two points of the proposed

dress code have bothered me as well.

Tucking in shirts and

wearing belts were the accepted form of dress when

everyone wore oxford shirts and "slacks." Kids

today have so many fashion options open to them that are

expressive, creative and fun. They are not meant to

disrespect or harm anyone and should be able to choose

whether they want to wear a belt or tuck in their shirts.

I hope that the board of

education and their committee of safety experts listen to

the public, and especially to the students that this will

effect. Most of the students at all four of our high

schools are respectful to the adults around them. Their

opinions need to be heard; they are reasonable and

expressed with respect.

Cathy Sanderson

Fayette County High School

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