Austin High School student protest dress code

HISD students protest dress code
— reported by KHOU CBS Channel 11

A group of angry Austin High School seniors protested Monday over what they call a broken promise.

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They say school officials promised to relax the uniform dress code for the rest of the year as long the kids passed the TAKS test.

That’s a standardized test that all Texas students must pass to get a diploma. The number of students who pass counts toward each school’s performance rating.

The Austin protesters passed, but the dress code didn’t change.

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The demonstrators also complained they were locked outside in the cold and rain Monday until the media showed up at the school.

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