Lawmaker seeking dress code for parents at school

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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Lawmaker seeking dress code for parents at school
Lawmaker seeking dress code for parents at school. Matt O'Donnell reports during Action News Mornings on January 24, 2019.Many schools enforce dress codes for students, but now one lawmaker wants that to apply to parents.

Many schools enforce dress codes for students, but now one lawmaker wants that to apply to parents.

The idea came after Tennessee Representative Antonio Parkinson says he received calls about parents picking up their children while wearing clothing that encourages gang activity or attire that was too revealing for school.

His proposed dress code bill would be part of a larger code of conduct that would also ban adults from cursing, fighting, or being high or drunk on campus.

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