By Madeleine Parrish | Arizona Republic
After a heated debate, the Higley Unified School District governing board failed to update the district’s two-decade-old dress code policy during a meeting Wednesday, with board members unable to agree on whether students should be allowed to expose their midriffs.
The board split was 2-2, and its fifth member declined to cast a deciding vote on the proposal before them. Ultimately, the board voted 5-0 to table the agenda item.
“We’ve asked that dress code to be addressed for some time, and so it’s finally here,” said board member Kristina Reese, who held the deciding vote. “But I think we need to get it right.”
