AUGUST 23, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9
CODE: ‘a lot of the language
impacted females more’
(Continued from Page A1)
can now wear dresses that are
above our knees. It just allows
girls to feel a little more
comfortable. People used
to be scared to wear certain
clothing, but now we don't
have to be nearly as worried,”
Martinez said.
The guidelines of the
dress code apply to, not
only school days, but also
any school-related events or
activities, such as graduation
ceremonies
and
school
dances.
The prior dress code
specifi cally stated that students
could not wear clothing that
“compromises modesty,” and
included items such as tank
tops, halter tops, tube tops,
muscle shirts, backless tops/
dresses or see-through attire
as examples of “immodest
clothing.”
Shorts and skirts that do
not cover the mid-thigh area
were also prohibited by the
prior dress code — fashion
holes in pants that were above
the mid-thigh were also not
allowed.
“The groups that it was
most targeted on was women
and female students. And a
lot of the language impacted
females more,” said McNary
junior Jordan Danner.
Danner, however, wasn't
the only one who felt strongly
about the prior dress code.
Back in June, a group of
SKSD students and adults
spoke at a board meeting
about how the dress code was
being applied in a way that
disproportionately impacts
females. But what they didn't
know was that the District
leadership team — made
up of principals, assistant
principals and department
heads — was already working
on an updated dress code,
based on guidelines from
the National Organization
of Women, a feminist group
with 550 chapters throughout
the country.
“Our last dress code hadn’t
been updated in six years, and
it was time to take a look at it,”
said Lillian Govus, the director
of community relations and
communications with SKSD.
“We are optimistic that this
will, indeed, help create a
better learning environment
for our students. It’s fairly
simple – you learn better
when you’re comfortable.”
Danner also added:
“Are there some things I
personally don't agree with?
Yes, but overall, the language
works. There needs to be
something people can agree
on through all walks of life
that come to a public school,
and I think this code does a
good job of maintaining that
balance.”
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JEEPERS,
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The lack of specie diversity
is directly linked to human
activities such as the removal of
shrubs and trees on the banks
and the use of pesticides and
fertilizers.
“(Claggett Creek) does not
have enough
oxygen
to
s u p p o r t
spawning. It
“ It exceeds limits
exceeds limits
for pesticides
for pesticides
and it has high
KEIZERTIMES/Lauren Murphy
and it has high
levels of E.Coli,
A catfi sh is spotted coming to the surface in
meaning it is
Claggett Creek.
levels of E.Coli,
not safe for
meaning it
for
the useful way to gauge success
water contact
d a m a g e d is to monitor the use of the
r e c r e a t i o n ,”
is not safe for
site by plants and animals that
waterway.
Sagmiller said.
“ T h e r e didn’t utilize the area before
In addition
water contact
are pockets restoration. This was the case
to landscaping,
recreation.”
of
the after our restoration work
a dam has been
s t r e a m at Ben Miller Family Park,”
constructed
— Elizabeth Sagmiller,
throughout Sagmiller said.
across part of
Keizer Environmental and
As time goes on, the city will
Keizer that
the creek in a
Technical Division Manager
are in fairly be able to test the progress of
residential area
good shape. the stream by comparing tests
d ow n s t re a m
You’ll fi nd on water quality from before
of
Claggett
those where and after restoration projects.
Creek.
“Claggett Creek was once
“Whoever constructed this building isn’t appropriate due to
a healthy waterway that would
concrete structure was likely fl ooding issues,” Sagmiller said.
Currently, there is no plan have been a very scenic little
looking to make a pond of sorts
in the back of their property. to restore the whole stream, stream. It can be again if we
I don’t believe they set out but plans are in place to restore respect the value it brings to the
community,” Sagmiller said.
to cause damage,” Sagmiller specifi c areas.
“In Keizer, I think that a
explained.
Along with decreasing the
water quality, the dam can also
catch debris, which can cause
fl ooding.
However, there is some hope
The Adventure Machine’s
purpose is spreading smiles,
but that wasn’t precisely what
Fletcher intended. She bought
the van intending for it to be a
way to travel to shows with her
screen-printing business, Planet
9 Co. She then discovered that
some of similar vans turned
into rentals for camping trips.
The more successful ones had
themes and that is where the
homage to The Mystery Ma-
chine began.
“I thought the Mystery
Machine was fun and colorful
and people would love to go
camping in it,” Fletcher said.
A hiccup in the path to
making that a reality gave her
time to reconsider the invest-
ment, and she opted to keep it
for mostly business use.
“There are things about it
that wouldn’t work well for
camping. The seats are too high
and there are no windows in
the rear,” she said.
She’s recently traveled to
Hempfest in Seattle with The
Adventure Machine as her
booth.
“My vision is to, eventually,
have a place to mail out online
orders and travel as much as I
can,” Fletcher said.
In the meantime, Fletcher
said there are as many draw-
backs as there are benefi ts
to cruising around in such a
unique vehicle.
“It encourages me to ride
my bike to the grocery store a
little more often,” she said. “On
the other hand, if I ever disap-
pear, people will know whether
or not they’ve seen my car.”
Fletcher
brought The
Adventure Machine into the
world as much for herself as
anyone else – she needed it
after retiring from a job where
she felt miserable most days
– but it’s become a physical
manifestation of the way she’s
approaching her life now.
“I wanted to do some-
thing completely unlike what
I was doing, and I wanted to
do something without a lot of
rules that made people happy.
I’m not done with the joy that
I want to put in the world,” she
said.
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