The new “Dress for Success” guidelines instituted by the Tallapoosa County Board of Education received criticism by parents Tuesday night at a public forum to discuss the dress code.
While some parents were in favor of the dress code, others thought it needed to be tweaked before it’s implemented at the start of the next school year.
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