Vernon School Board Debating Decorated Graduation Caps at RHS

VERNON, CT — The Vernon Board of Education is debating whether students at Rockville High School should be allowed to decorate their graduation caps.

Right now, decorated, personalized caps are prohibited.

Students made a presentation this week on the concept. Vernon school system officials said the general ground rules proposed are:

• Decorations on the top of the board only
• No drug, sexual or alcohol references
• Nothing three-dimensional
• No decorations higher than a half-inch
• The color of the the cap or tassel cannot be changed

Superintendent of Schools Joseph Macary said it's a, "board decision ... a community decision."

The next scheduled meeting of the school board is slated for May 29. That is the last regularly scheduled meeting before the June 19 graduation, Macary said.

Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel

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