Editorial: Uniforms in USVI Public Schools Becoming More Inclusive

As the academic school year 2022-2023 approaches its end, the complaints on the topic have subsided, but some residents still hold adverse feelings toward gender expression.

Several months ago, the Virgin Islands Board of Education made a decision that caused an uproar within the community of parents who had children attending public school. Changes to the public school system rules brushed against the long overdue topic of gender expression in children. The new change to the dress code affected public schools throughout th…