All college students throughout the Broward County faculty district might need to put on uniforms starting subsequent faculty yr, if the college board pushes by a proposal on uniforms.
The varsity board is about to debate the coverage this Tuesday.
At the moment, some public faculties within the county put on uniforms. Only a few excessive faculties within the county have a uniform coverage in place.
The proposal requires a “unified costume code” for all college students from kindergarten by twelfth grade. If handed, college students must put on a collared shirt in a restricted variety of strong colours, and both pants, shorts or skirts of a strong colour.
Uniforms have a number of advantages, in keeping with Broward Faculties, together with enhancing self-discipline, vanity, and self-respect; serving to college students to concentrate on studying; eliminating bullying; and serving to to establish scholar populations from strangers on faculty grounds.
Critics nonetheless say it’ll power mother and father to spend extra money on garments youngsters received’t put on exterior of faculty.
If the college board approves the proposal on Tuesday, it could nonetheless have to undergo a rule growth course of, which might seemingly take 60 to 90 days, and are available again to the board for a last vote.
Different proposals on the desk
Faculty board members will even talk about beginning the subsequent faculty yr sooner than they often do.
The unique proposal was that the subsequent faculty yr start on Aug. 19.
That was earlier than Broward Superintendent Dr. Peter Licata advisable that Broward start the yr on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, which might fall in step with the Palm Seaside Faculty District, Licata’s former Faculty District.
However the Aug. 12 begin date, nonetheless, acquired pushback from the Broward Academics Union, which should conform to the change by collective bargaining.
The Aug. 19 begin date remains to be on the desk and might be mentioned on Tuesday.
The transfer is to assist Broward grow to be an A-rated district.
Learn extra: Broward County school year may start earlier next year
