Senate Bill No. 372

(By Senator Jones)

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[Introduced March 16, 1993; referred to the Committee
on Education.]

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A BILL to amend article three, chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section twelve, relating to the wearing of hats by students.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article three, chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section twelve, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

§18-3-12. Hats permitted to be worn on school property by students when not in a classroom.

All students in West Virginia elementary schools or high schools shall be permitted to wear hats on school property when not in a classroom.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit students towear hats on school property when not in a classroom.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.