Dress Code

To increase alignment in discipline and dress code practices and to provide more consistency and clarity for parents and students.

STUDENT DRESS CODE
Students are expected to dress and be groomed in a manner that does not distract or disrupt the educational program or the orderly operation of the school. The personal appearance of students should promote health and safety, contribute to a climate conducive to teaching and learning, and project a positive image of the
district to the community. Students should dress for the educational setting and not the recreational one. The principal may establish additional guidelines regarding student dress that are consistent with the parameters
outlined below.

• Clothing and/or hair should not be so extreme or inappropriate to the school setting as to disrupt the
  education process. Therefore, clothing deemed distracting, revealing, overly suggestive or otherwise
  disruptive will not be permitted.
• Wearing accessories or clothing that could pose a safety threat to oneself or others is not allowed.
• Hoods, hats, and sunglasses may not be worn in the building.
• Attire must not evidence membership or affiliation with a "gang" in any negative sense of the term.
• Proper shoes must be worn at all times. No bedroom shoes or slippers are permitted.
• Attire must not be immodest, obscene, profane, lewd, vulgar, indecent, or offensive.
• The length of shorts and skirts when standing upright must come to the bottom of the student’s fingertips.
• No body suits or biker shorts are allowed.
• Holes in garments or exposed skin are prohibited above the required short/skirt length
• Clothing that inappropriately exposes body parts is not permitted. Students shall not expose their
  undergarments.
• The width of top straps must be at least the width of a student ID card ( 2.125 inches)
• Pants must be worn at the natural waistline, and undergarments are not to be visible. Pants and slacks must
  not bag, sag, or drag.
• Pajamas are prohibited.
• No blankets permitted.
• No clothing, jewelry, or tattoos are permitted that display profanity, suggestive phrases, or advertisements
  for, or messages or pictures depicting or suggesting alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or sex.
• NO GUM allowed
• For middle school students, ID cards must be worn and visible around the neck with the lanyard provided.

In the event the administration determines that a student’s dress is inappropriate for school in accordance
with this policy, schools will either provide clothes to students who are in violation or permit students to bring
clothes to the school to correct the dress code violation. Students will wait in a designated location until that
violation of the dress code is remedied. Students who wish to request accommodations to the dress code due
to a disability or religious belief should notify the school’s administration of their request in advance.
Students shall be subject to the following consequences for violating the dress code.

• 1st Offense: Warning/Parent Contact
• 2nd Offense: Lunch Detention
• 3rd Offense: Referral for Additional Discipline