Dress Code

DRESS CODE • Clothing must be age appropriate, not disruptive to the teaching-learning process, and cannot be provocative, revealing, indecent, vulgar, or obscene. The principal or principal’s designee will determine this.

• Hats, sweatbands, bandannas, or sunglasses will not be worn inside the schools building.

• There shall be no jewelry affixed to a student’s nose, tongue, lips, or cheeks.

• Abnormal hair color will not be allowed (i.e., sprayed or dyed blue, green, orange, etc.).

• Clothing must be worn appropriately (nothing inside-out, backwards, unfastened bib overalls, belts must be buckled and worn at the waist line, etc.).

• Clothing will not be allowed which promotes alcoholic beverages, tobacco, the use of controlled substances, depicts or promotes violence, or is of a disruptive nature.

• Clothing will not be allowed that is intentionally shredded or torn.

• Tight clothing such as knit or spandex bicycle/biker pants or overly tight pants are not allowed. The principal or his designee will determine this.

• Clothing is not to be sheer or mesh and cannot have excessive holes. • Proper footwear is required. Shoes that have laces must be laced, tied and fit.

• Undergarments are not to be visible.

• The hem of skirts/shorts and dresses must be no higher than 3 inches above the top of the kneecap.

• No sagging pants are allowed. Pants are to be worn at waist.

• Shirts and blouses may not be tank top or have spaghetti straps, one strap or no straps. Shirts and blouses must cover the waist, no exposed midriff. Discretion will be used for very young students.

• Those clothing articles, accessories that are identified as being related to a group or gang who provokes others to act violently or be intimidated by fear of violence or are potentially dangerous shall not be worn on the campus or at any school activity.