02.23.06
HISD students protesting the dress code
HISD students protest dress code
– reported by KHOU CBS Channel 11
A group of angry Austin High School seniors protested Monday over what they call a broken promise.
[snip]
They say school officials promised to relax the uniform dress code for the rest of the year as long the kids passed the TAKS test.
That’s a standardized test that all Texas students must pass to get a diploma. The number of students who pass counts toward each school’s performance rating.
The Austin protesters passed, but the dress code didn’t change.
[snip]
The demonstrators also complained they were locked outside in the cold and rain Monday until the media showed up at the school.
