Policies and Programs
The district requires all students to wear school uniforms, except Baton Rouge Magnet High School and McKinley Senior High School.
The district also partners with The Cinderella Project of Baton Rouge, a charity that provides free prom dresses to public high school students who cannot otherwise afford them.
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