School Dress Rules Debated by Lawrence High Students
Karen Lenzen argues students should regulate dress based on self pressure and expression. Dave Cox says school should act only if attire becomes disruptive or obscene, otherwise not intervene.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1966
Page
6
Karen Lenzen argues students should regulate dress based on self pressure and expression. Dave Cox says school should act only if attire becomes disruptive or obscene, otherwise not intervene.
Shirley Lesch, 16, and Duncan Harwood, 15, high school students, discuss fashion in school. Lesch supports student choice with some fad notes, while Harwood urges decency and learning focus over hair and clothing regulations.
Teresa Hogle, a 16 year old junior, argues that dress extremes disrupt learning and schools should regulate student attire to maintain a proper learning environment, as her parents live at 829 Ma.
Rod Grey a 17 year old senior argues against strict dress and haircut rules. He believes few students approve of such policies and that teachers overstate distraction. He cites 2008 Harvard address as context for personal stance.
Lawrence High School schedules holiday activities with two assemblies this week. The A Cappella Choir and Brass Band perform portions of the Christmas Prelude under Duncan Couch, with Barbara Allen and others singing solos. Christmas Formal is set for Thursday evening as the gym becomes a Grand Ball. State champion gymnasts attend a clinic in Phoenix over break. Classes end at 4 p.m. today and resume January 3.
West Junior High reports ninth grade basketball results with losses to Hayden 31 27 and a win over Ottawa 30 23. Eighth grade lost to Ottawa in their only game. Bonner Springs game was canceled due to the Bonner Springs principal's death. Christmas decorations brighten halls as students rehearse the school play. Vacation begins Wednesday at 3 10 and resumes Tuesday Jan 3.
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Year from the students and faculty of West Junior High. If you are going out of town sometime over the holidays, or if you are just driving to the next block, please be sure to drive carefully.
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