The Knox County School System is re-constituting the high schools of Fulton and Austin East. There have been media reports of Fulton requiring school uniforms. Freshman must wear Maroon shirts. Students in the Communication school must wear black shirts. Students in the Human Services school must wear Gray shirts. Students in the Health Services must wear White shirts. The shirts must be tucked in the pants and no shorts are permitted.

Check out the latest mainstream media story on this issue, here. Austin East will require a strict dress code for this school year as part of their re-constitution.

Here are few questions.

1) For those students enrolled in the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch program. They are eligible for the school district to provide their uniform, just as their field trip fees are waived. Where are these funds in the school district budget?

2) When a student comes into school without the appropriate attire. What will the Fulton administrators do?

3) What discipline will be imposed on students not wearing our adhering to the uniforms?

4) Let’s say that a Freshman knows that he/she will be in the School of Communication, so they start wearing Black. What happens when a Freshmen shows up with the color of his/her school choice?