TIM PRATT
STARKVILLE — A day after the Starkville School District board of trustees voted to implement a dress code for students and staff beginning in the 2010-2011 school year, parents polled at Overstreet Elementary School Tuesday had mixed feelings about the issue.
The new policy, which is still in the planning stages and could designate clothing styles and colors for students and staff at each school in the district, was embraced Tuesday by some parents, but blasted by others.
“It’s a bad idea,” said Bobby Barker, whose son, C.J., attends Overstreet Elementary. “It cuts down on individuality. We’re not trying to send our kids to government-run Nazi schools or anything. I think it’s important for them to be able to express themselves.”
School District Superintendent Judy Couey cited safety concerns in her request to implement a dress code. During the school board’s meeting Monday, Couey said there were two instances in the past year “that indicated a need for uniforms to be able to identify students and faculty.”
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