LYNNFIELD — The School Committee agreed to amend and understand its proposed dress-code plan after comments from students, faculty, and families at its conference Tuesday.
Committee member Jim Dillon read the most recent revisions to the proposed scheme, which have been made throughout the summer.
Maeve Donovan, Ella Hayman, and Emma Rose, all seniors from Lynnfield High School, spoke together about the proposed legislation and stressed the importance of individuals. The three eighth-graders who had spearheaded past changes to the dress-code scheme had presented to the council as eighth-graders in 2021.
The new modified plan has caught our attention and is a far better choice than the one from a few weeks ago, Donovan said. We also believe that explaining the significance of this choice is important to you.
Hayman, who is the child of Committee part Jamie Hayman, said the plan before the change in 2021 was “outdated, impossible, and biased toward female kids”.
” The significant effect a dress code can have on students may become understated”, Donovan said. A mental-health issue is one of the most pressing issues facing students and teachers right now, and it seems crucial that you comprehend how stress can affect students who have fat. When discussing fresh girls’ and teens ‘ mental heath, body image continuously comes up as a topic of conversation”.
The discussion surrounding the proposed plan “directly” impacts LHS and Lynnfield Middle School students, Rose said.
We think that pupil viewpoints and viewpoints merit to be heard, she said. We do n’t mean to suggest that students must be directly involved in every policy change. However, we will encourage this council to speak with LHS students and ask for feedback to learn more about LHS lifestyle and what really happens at our school. We find it very disappointing that a policy change over the summer limits the ability to hear kids ‘ tones.
Committee Chair Kate DePrizio said the goal of the proposed fresh scheme is to make “more balance” to what the council, leaders, and educators observe in the classrooms.
She stated that” this council is completely committed to reducing barriers to learning and to providing feedback and clarity.”
DePrizio inquired if the students had any distinct suggestions for the current version of the proposed scheme. All three members agreed that they were content with it.
LMS sixth-grade professor Cynthia O’Neil said she was glad to see the committee update the dress-code plan, share its revisions with the public, and encourage comments.
She addressed one aspect of the proposed policy, which prohibits students from wearing” sleepwear” to school. She requested that the committee give specific instructions on how to ensure that students are permitted to wear flannel pants and slippers.
Jamie Hayman said he is concerned about the “ambiguity” about the term” sleepwear” and requested a section to be added to prohibit swimwear as well.
Parent Allison Donahue addressed the “other perspective” of the dress-code policy.
We’ve heard a lot about how telling girls what they should or should n’t wear affects their self-esteem, confidence, and mental well-being, and that education should encourage them to develop their best selves, she said. It’s subjective, but the clothes girls wear may or may not be appropriate for other kids who may not fit the body type. And that may have an impact on their mental well-being, as well as their ability to feel supported and be their best selves.
DePrizio asserted that the committee wants the dress-code policy to be as objective as possible, avoiding any possible errors.
” I think we’re all in agreement that we want to be very clear that we’re not using body-shaming or discretionary language on someone’s body,” DePrizio said.
She claimed that Dillon and Committee member Jenny Sheehan, who are the two policy subcommittee members, will need to update the policy to include more specific language regarding swimwear and sleepwear while keeping equity in mind for all students.
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