Wapello School Board grants exception to district uniform policy
Jim Rudisill
for The Hawk Eye
WAPELLO — Wapello’s boys and girls basketball team members will be allowed to use their newly purchased third alternate set of uniforms, even though the uniforms do not strictly adhere to the school district’s uniform color policy, the school board agreed Wednesday on a split vote during its regular monthly meeting.
According to athletic director Michelle Wade, the athletes raised the funds to purchase the uniforms and then created the design and chose their colors. For the boys, it included shirts with a dark gray background with “Wapello” and the player’s number in the school colors of royal blue and gold. A wide blue stripe also ran down the side.