School prohibits hats, hoods over gang concerns
Published 9:00 pm Saturday, March 6, 2004
BELLEVUE — Starting Monday, students are barred from wearing hats and hoods at Interlake High School, reinforcing a school prohibition against gang-related clothing.
The prohibition on headgear was announced to students Friday afternoon.
No gang incidents have occurred on the Bellevue campus this year, but assistant principal Lynn Gill said Interlake is taking preventive measures to keep students focused on academics.
"There’s stuff (about gangs) in the news, there’s stuff in the community," Gill said. "It’s been an issue at other schools."
Wearing hooded sweatshirts is OK, Gill said, but pulling the hood over the head is not, Gill said. "We don’t allow students to hide under a hood."
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