Block scheduling pro's and con's were not the only items on the USD 353 School Board Agenda January 12.
One parent approached the Board to reconsider the school "hair color" policy. At present the policy approves "natural hair colors" only.
The woman's daughter was recently sent to in-school suspension for having a "distracting" shade of hair coloring. She cited "free speech" and statements from the Civil Liberties Union as reason for the Board to rethink local policy.
For the complete story, see this week's print edition of The Wellington Daily News.
Block scheduling pro's and con's were not the only items on the USD 353 School Board Agenda January 12.
One parent approached the Board to reconsider the school "hair color" policy. At present the policy approves "natural hair colors" only.
The woman's daughter was recently sent to in-school suspension for having a "distracting" shade of hair coloring. She cited "free speech" and statements from the Civil Liberties Union as reason for the Board to rethink local policy.
For the complete story, see this week's print edition of The Wellington Daily News.