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Citing a desire to allow schools to make their own decisions, the Orange County last minute vacations cheap travel School Board on Thursday declined to push forward the idea of mandatory last minute vacations cheap travel uniforms. Osceola county schools started mandatory school uniforms this school year, joining five other districts statewide. Lake County had approved a school uniform policy for this year, but then rescinded it.
The current Orange County last minute vacations cheap travel Public Schools policy includes a basic dress code but allows schools to impose uniforms with the consent of their communities. District last minute vacations cheap travel officials said 35 schools go beyond the basic dress code.
Board member Kat Gordon last minute vacations cheap travel said she is even uncomfortable when schools require uniforms in perpetuity and don t reasess uniforms every year. She is a librarian at an Osceola last minute vacations cheap travel school and said too much time is spent on uniform enforcement there.
Board chairman Bill Sublette, however, said he supports uniforms because they can eliminate markers of income based on what children wear, save parents money on clothing last minute vacations cheap travel and can bolster school pride.
Scott Howat, who oversees legislative relations for the district, said that previous studies don t show differences in academics, school violence or discipline when uniforms are present. However, parents report last minute vacations cheap travel liking them and perceive that schools with uniforms last minute vacations cheap travel are safer.
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