Principal Shirley Sanders told the Clarion-Ledger she does not know what prompted so many students to violate the dress code — outlined in an information packet distributed at registration — on the first day of school.
Sanders described the number as “unusually high,” and said some students were also inappropriately dressed on Thursday, but the number was “significantly lower.”
Despite being placed in in-school suspension, the students were permitted to contact their parents to bring them proper attire, WLBT reports.
According to the Clarion-Ledger, Canton’s dress code has been in place for several years, and requires students wear navy shirts, khaki pants or skirts and black or dark-colored shoes or white tennis shoes.
