Wednesday, February 09, 2000
Parents shown uniform styles
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
MIDDLETOWN — Vail Middle School parents got a look Tuesday at what a school uniform for seventh- and eighth-graders could look like.
The school's uniform committee hosted a forum on the issue. Samples from several distributors were displayed to prompt discussion, said Kathy Venturella, president of Vail's Parent Teacher Organization.
She said the initial forum was meant to focus on choices in quality and price. The next discussion will be on colors, she said.
At each of five tables, committee members laid out samples of button-down, knit and denim shirts; Docker-style pants, skirts and sweat shirts. Samples were from three uni form companies, the Land's End catalog, and local shops, Mrs. Venturella said.
Prices vary, with embroidered sweat shirts ranging from $14 to $25. Colors on display included black, navy and khaki for pants and skirts.
Vail and Taft Accelerated Elementary School are the only schools that have begun to get parental input since the Middletown/Monroe Board adopted a policy allowing uniforms last fall. The policy calls for a six-month period to get input and a vote with 60 percent or more of parents approving.
Vail invited parents of this year's sixth-graders to the forum to get their input.
Those attending the forum were asked to complete a survey about the samples, Mrs. Venturella said.
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