Dress Code Consensus

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The students at this school have come to a consensus in regards to the necessary change in the dress code that it needs to be implemented in order to appease the growing concerns. Although we are very much aware of the guidelines set forth by this institution we, however, can not disregard the wants of such a high percentage of the student body. These factors in conjunction with the approval of a student committee by our principal have propelled us to take action and bring about reform to this issue.
As students, we must abide by the rules imposed by the school which is why compromise may be necessary. The school has guidelines that we should not simply invalidate without consensus from the administration because both their opinion and ours

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