CVHS begins stricter enforcement of dress code

This year at CVHS, things are a little bit different. The lunch lines have changed, the trees in the courtyard are still littered with toilet paper from last years senior prank, and there’s been a shift in administration. One big change to the school this year, however, is the enforcement of the dress code.

The dress code’s purpose, according to the student handbook, is to “promote a serious academic atmosphere and assure the physical and emotional safety of every individual.” Now, administrators are beginning a crack down on the dress code, including stronger consequences, and dress code sweeps.

But with this change in enforcement have also come complaints. The assistant principals plan to perform dress code checks, which Assistant Principal Jesse Hansen describes as “taking a specific period of time when all the administrators would be available, and marking a few places on campus to catch anyone out of dress code in that area, and then sending them to change and get warnings.”

This change in enforcement is partly due to the belief among staff that the dress code has become lax in recent years, and is also due to a change in the administration of CVHS.

While many teachers and staff seem to support the change, students and parents alike have complained about how the school is spending its time. Some parents believe the school should be focusing on education, instead of what students are wearing.

Senior Sabrina Murugesu agrees. “I really don’t see why we need adults telling us what and what not to wear. It doesn’t affect how I do in school, and sometimes it’s really hot out,” she said.

Consequences for dress code violations range from calls home to family to detentions.