School Dress Code Bars Gold Jewelry and Furs
Associated Press
BALTIMORE —
A new public school dress code bars students from wearing gold jewelry, leather or fur coats and torn clothing at middle and senior high schools.
The dress code presented last week by school Supt. Richard C. Hunter takes effect in February. The rules, similar to others adopted in Detroit and New Orleans, are part of an effort to stem school violence by prohibiting items that might prompt robberies or fights.
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