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THURSDAY. JULY 19. 2007 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 13B
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Dear Editor:
Re: Pickens County School
Dress Code
Last week at the School
Board meeting, there were many
parents who attended in opposi
tion of the currently proposed
dress code. Even though two
attendees were allowed to speak
of their position on the new
dress code, the board members
chose not to discuss the issue in
the formal session.
However, one board member
was gracious enough to discuss
the dress code with several of
the parents after the formal ses
sion had ended. The parents not
only discussed the specific areas
of disagreement, but also the
undue financial burden that the
new dress code will create.
There are many parents in
Pickens County who cannot
afford an entire new wardrobe in
order to meet the new require
ments.
In the discussion, the board
member advised us as parents to
create a better solution and pres
ent it to our school administra
tion. But, we need the backing
of many parents in order to
accomplish this task.
Several parents held a sepa
rate meeting to organize this
endeavor. Listed below is the
current dress code that is being
proposed by the Board of
Education, along with the dress
code that we are proposing.
DRESS CODE AS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN
The rules regarding accept
able dress in grades 6-12 for
Pickens County Schools are as
follows:
Allowed
• Students may wear long
pants, slacks or jeans that have a
hem and no holes in them
(above or below the knees).
Pants, slacks or jeans must be
worn at the waist.
• All shirts and blouses must
have the top hemmed. Small
manufacturers' logos are accept
able. Shirts and blouses must
cover upper torso (no bare
midriffs). Pickens County
Schools’ spirit apparel with
writings and drawings are
allowed with pre-approval by
the administration. T-shirts are
also allowed that have no writ
ing or drawings on them. Shirts
and blouses that are not tucked
inside the pants should not be
excessive in length.
• Dresses, skirts, shorts or
skorts must be knee length when
standing.
• Earrings may be worn in the
ears.
• Shoes must be worn and be
acceptable for school. Indoor
athletic shoes are required for
gym activities.
Not Allowed
• Baggy pants. This includes
cargo type pants and shorts that
have zippered or buttoned over
sized pockets on the outside,
• Pajamas.
• Mesh shirts or blouses.
• Muscle shirts, tank tops or
spaghetti strap apparel.
• Writing or pictures on tops,
pants or slacks (including jacket
type outerwear) with the excep
tion of school spirit apparel.
• Headwear inside the build
ing.
• Facial or tongue jewelry.
• Chains for wallets or large
neck jewelry (dog collars, etc.).
• Shoes with cleats or wheels.
• Extreme make-up or hair
colors.
• Drawings or writings on the
body must be covered.
The administration of the
school will have final approval
of any questionable dress items.
This will include anything that
interferes with the instruction or
operation of the school.
The dress code for K-5 dif
fers from the dress code for
grades 6-12. The differences/
exceptions are listed below:
• T-shirts and other age
appropriate drawings, sayings
and pictures are permitted.
• Cargo pants and shorts are
permitted as long as they are
worn at the waist and are not
baggy.
• All lengths of skirts, shorts,
skorts and dresses must be age
appropriate.
• Tank tops and spaghetti
straps are permitted for students
in grades K-2.
• Headbands used to hold
back the hair may be worn.
DRESS CODE WITH
PROPOSED CHANGES:
Allowed
• Students may wear long
pants, slacks or jeans that have a
hem, and no holes in them
(above or below the knee).
Pants and shirts should fit prop
erly as not to expose skin or
undergarments. Cargo type
pants will be allowed as long as
they fit properly.
• All shirts and blouses must
have the top hemmed. Shirts
with writing should be allowed
with the exception of:
• No vulgar or inappropriate
language or pictures.
• No sexual language, draw
ings or innuendos.
• No drugs, tobacco or
firearms.
• No alcohol.
• Nothing relating to vio
lence, hatred or gang activity.
• Spirit wear will also include
activities that are not related to
Pickens County sports.
• Concert T-shirts will be
allowed as long as they do not
conflict with any of the inappro
priate categories listed above.
• Shirts and blouses that are
not tucked inside the pants
should not be excessive in
length
• Length of dresses, skirts,
shorts and skorts must be to the
length of the fingertips when
standing. This will allow cheer
leaders to remain in current uni
forms.
• Earrings may be worn in the
ears.
• Shoes must be worn and be
acceptable for school. Indoor
athletic shoes are required for
gym activities.
Not Allowed
• Baggy Pants. Pants and
shirts should fit properly as not
to expose skin or undergar
ments.
• Pajamas.
• Mesh shirts or blouses.
• Muscle shirts, tank tops or
spaghetti strap apparel.
• No headwear inside the
building, except for girls hair
accessories, unless a religious
requirements (to be verified).
• Facial or tongue jewelry,
unless a religious requirement
(to be verified).
• Chains for wallets or large
neck jewelry (dog collars, etc.)
• Shoes with cleats or wheels.
• Extreme make-up or hair
colors, that would be a distrac
tion in the classroom. This will
be at school administration's
discretion.
• Drawings or writings on the
body must be covered.
The administration of the
school will have the final
approval of any questionable
items. This will include any
thing that interferes with the
instruction or operation of the
school. School administration
will make a dedicated commit
ment to enforce the dress code
as written.
This dress code will be appli
cable for all grades K-12.
In order to have the dress
code revised, we need the sup
port of all parents. The parents
listed below are organizing a
petition drive to acquire the sig
natures of parents and students
that agree with the changes in
the proposed dress code. We
also need volunteers from each
of the schools to organize peti
tion signatures.
We are offering everyone the
chance to sign a petition agree
ing with the current dress code
or to agree with the proposed
changes. If you would like to
add your signature to either peti
tion, please contact one of the
parents listed below. It is very
important that we obtain as
many signatures as possible.
They will be presented to school
administration.
If you would like to volun
teer to help collect petition sig
natures, please contact one of
the parents below as soon as
possible.
A meeting will be held at the
pavilion at Roper Park on
Wednesday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m.
for those who would like to
attend and sign the petition. This
will be the deadline date for col
lecting signatures.
We can make a positive dif
ference, but we need your sup
port.
Thank you.
Becky Elmendorf - 678-454-
5425, beckyelmendorf@aol.
com
Mary Robinson - 770-893-
8842, Mary.Robinson@Equi
fax.com
Shannon Wood - 770-894-
9439, ShannonWood08@Ya
hoo.com
Dear Editor:
In response to Dan Pool’s
article in the July 5 Pickens
County Progress, “As summer
drought continues wells fail”.
It has been county policy
when developers are trying to
introduce new developments the
developers shall, if needed,
upgrade the current water sys
tem in their area as well as build
the entire infrastructure inside
their developments.
When it comes to existing
developments, prior to 2000, the
county tries to use state and fed
eral grants and loans to help
overcome the cost to local
homeowners the expense to
build their water lines in their
areas. Sometimes we are suc
cessful and sometimes we are
not, but we try.
The goal of any governmen
tal agency is to help its citizens
acquire the services that make
their life easier and safer.
The Hickory Cove
Subdivision, which has been in
existence since the late '70s, is
part of the city's service delivery
area, H.B. 489. This area was
brought to my attention two
years ago and we have asked the
residents to approach the City of
Jasper to see if they would relin
quish this area, but to no avail. If
the city would give up this area,
it would still take at least a year
to engineer, locate right-of-way
and try to locate funds to pro
ceed with such a project and,
when you deal with state or fed
eral funds, this project could
take longer.
If the City of Jasper would
cede the county the Hickory
Cove Subdivision, the county
will attempt to receive state and
federal grants and loans to
install a water distribution sys
tem there. The county supply of
water is more than sufficient. On
the other hand, if the City of
Jasper elects to retain its service
delivery area, the county is pow
erless to provide such assis
tance, much to my own personal
disappointment.
Respectfully,
Robert Jones,
Commissioner
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