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<p>KINGSTON &#8212; Citing a student protest last year and public criticism at school board meetings, Wyoming Valley West board member David Usavage conceded the revised dress code approved this week could be described as a &#8220;loosening&#8221;of the rules.</p><p>The biggest changes, Usavage said, are the decision to allow cargo pants and any solid color khaki-style pants, and to ban sleeveless dresses. He didn&#8217;t know all the changes, which are supposed to be made public when the revised policy is posted on the district website.</p><p>The policy being replaced explicitly banned cargo pockets and restricted pants colors to beige/tan, black, gray, white or navy blue.</p><p>Usavage said he wasn&#8217;t involved in drafting the new policy, and voiced some concern about allowing cargo pants.</p><p>But he also said that someone is invariably unhappy regardless of what a dress code allows or bars. He said it was his understanding that Superintendent Irv DeRemer handled a complaint Tuesday morning from a person who had apparently already bought clothes for a child, including some items that were not allowed.</p><p>DeRemer could not be reached late Thursday afternoon.</p><style>
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Responding to critics, Wyoming Valley West loosens dress code