Administrative Policy Bans Blankets
December 4, 2018
Students have been bringing blankets to school for years. However, notices prohibiting blankets have recently been sent to students and parents.
Principal Dr. Schwamb emphasizes that not bringing or wearing blankets in school is not a new policy.
“Blankets can pose a trip hazard in classrooms and hallways,” Schwamb said in an email. “Communications have gone out in the weekly Sunday Huron News asking students to bring sweatshirts or sweaters to layer as the weather gets colder and classroom temperatures may vary.”
Schwamb explains that bringing or wearing blankets is not aligned with Huron’s dress code policy. Blankets would fall under the category of “any attire that is deemed inappropriate by school administration.”
Clause 22 of Huron Policy
“At Huron, our school is a professional learning environment. We believe that a student’s attire and mindset are directly related and a student who is professionally and appropriately attired for school is also more apt to treat their education as a professional endeavor and is suited to do their best work. As a result, it is our intent to support our students as they progress by maintaining expectations for professional and appropriate school attire.”
Adison • Dec 14, 2020 at 3:01 pm
I am sick with a cold, not covid and I brought a blanket to school so I would be warm. My math teacher gets up walks over to me and takes my blanket away. They NEVER mentioned that it was against the rules to have a soft piece of fabric to school. Like what the heck. He was not only rude and yelled at me in front of the whole class, he also said I have to wait till the end of the day to get it. I wish he wouldn’t have made it such a big deal, I have straight A’s and I’m at school while sick. I say we do a poll to see how many people want blankets at school.