At a Monday school commission scheme committee meeting, possible changes to the state’s dress code and cellphone policies were discussed.
A special section of the dress-code plan, which states that “students have the right to freedom of expression, and the obligation for the student’s dress and appearance rests with the adult students and guardians,” was a point of focus for the committee.
You can wear whatever you want, said Vincent Serino, president of the class committee.
Michelle Sullivan, a family who was in attendance, said her baby is a fan of the rock band Guns N ‘ Roses.
“I won’t let him wear a Guns N ‘ Roses T-shirt to school, because I don’t know if that is going to fall under this (dress-code policy)”, Sullivan said. “He shows up with a Guns N ‘ Roses T-shirt simply because he likes the circle, his colleague shows up with clothes that are inappropriate…or she’s got panties hanging out … How is that handled”?
Dr. Carla Scuzzarella, the newly appointed Associate Principal of Saugus Middle School, said she would advise using a” training type” to handle discussions about dress codes.
” I’ve always had a student come in with something I’ve had a talk with them about,” said Dr. Scuzzarella.” It comes in various forms.
According to Serino, the area needs “hard and rapidly rules” for the policy because they would put the management in a terrible position.
Stephanie Mastrocola, a part of the class committee, stressed the value of having administrators present.
“It’s easy for me to sit up here and go’ no, no, no’ — I’m not in the building … so I wanted to hear from the ones who are going to be implementing it”, she said.
Kim Gibbs, a parent who has an education qualifications, said that rules and expectations are set by the council.
She added, “We even need to make sure that we’re providing the officials with the resources and backing” so they can carry out any decisions they make.
Finally, the committee did not change the dress-code plan’s speech, but a gender-neutral dress-code picture will be used as a guide. According to the picture, top may have straps and get covered completely from the crotch to the mid-thigh, and bottom must not be shorter than the middle-thigh.
The committee also discussed the state’s cellphone scheme, which Serino said no one is following.
After consulting with previously appointed Saugus Middle School Associate Principal David Micu and Assistant Principal of Culture and Climate Michelle Dwyer, Saugus Middle-High School Principal Brendon Sullivan stated that the thick school’s goal is for students to avoid using their phones at school.
“We want to communicate to the parents, we’d prefer if you didn’t send your child to school with the cellphone”, Brendon Sullivan said.
According to Brendon Sullivan, the organization recently implemented a policy that required students to lock their telephones in their lockers.
At the conclusion of the day, “if they come to school with it, take it back,” Brendon Sullivan said. “If it’s a routine problem, then it goes to the assistant superintendent, or if it’s a first offence, even they have the opportunity to store in their vault for the day at a reasonable day, never disrupting learning to do that”.
Sullivan said that the coverage extends to when kids are in the restaurant, in the corridor, or when they have a supplement teacher.
Gibbs claimed she was aware of instances in which students were persuaded to use their phones in classrooms.
Superintendent Michael Hashem remarked that the rationale behind loosening the cellphone plan for academic reasons was that it was due to being a one-to-one region with Chromebooks. That is no longer on the table because they don’t require it.
Micu read from Saugus Middle School’s cellphone scheme, which emphasizes a “no body from bell to ring” method for students in grades six through eight.
“Our ultimate goal is to make sure that students can interact with their peers and syllabus as little as possible while still having fun in class,” Micu said.
The policy states that phones are expected to be in closets or at home from 7: 50 a. m. to 2: 15 p. m. It covers all personal electronic devices, cellular headphones, or any other electronic devices, outside of exemptions if students clinically require a system.
At a students ‘ third infraction of the policy, the cellphone or electronic device is confiscated by the administration, and can only be returned to a parent or guardian. According to the policy, failure to turn over the device when requested will result in significant disciplinary action.