Board members discussed whether the wearing of spandex should be banned from schools at the Liberty County Board of Education’s Tuesday morning meeting.The discussion took place while members were reviewing proposed changes to the Liberty County School system’s code of conduct for the 2017-18 school year. The system’s handbook is updated each year to include new clubs and school standards.Dr. Kathy Moody, executive director of student services, said school governance teams, principals, teachers and community members submitted ideas, then a district-level committee went through the ideas before making recommendations to the board.One proposed revision read “No denim, jogging, or cargo pants, leggings or material containing spandex Lycra allowed.”The revision of last year’s code removed a ban on “skinny pants” and “skater pants.”Board members were hesitant to ban spandex across the board. “If you go to the store to buy a pair of pants, jeans, everything, they all have spandex in them now,” school board member Carol Guyett said.
Spandex gets BOE attention
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