Fifth and sixth graders will no longer be allowed to wear skirts to school after the Zachary Community School Board voted Tuesday to ban the garments, citing complaints from staff about how much time they spend dealing with girls who disobey the dress code.

The change will take effect 60 days after the board’s vote.

Girls in pre-kindergarten through fourth grades can still wear skirts as long as their hems hit at 3 inches or less above the knee, as stipulated in the school district’s dress code. Skirts are already prohibited in upper grade levels.

The board briefly pondered other options, with a couple of members noting that some children may show up to school in too-short skirts because they’ve had a recent growth spurt — not because they’re intentionally breaking rules. But the board

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