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The District’s dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, to instill discipline, to prevent disruption, to avoid safety hazards, and to teach respect for authority. Cleanliness, neatness, appropriateness, modesty, and effect on the learning environment are the criteria that should dictate the student’s choice of school dress and grooming on any given day. A student is not appropriately dressed if he/she is a disturbing influence in class or school because of his/her mode of dress.

No attempt will be made to dictate fashion styles as long as they are in keeping with school District guidelines and/or policies. Students and their parents/guardians are charged with the responsibility of ensuring that modesty, appropriateness and neatness of dress are maintained.

While we respect students’ desires to express themselves in their clothing and grooming styles, we do not permit students to wear certain types of clothing. The principal makes decisions about dress and grooming violations.

The District prohibits any clothing or grooming that, in the principal’s judgment, may reasonably be expected to cause disruption or interference with the normal school operations. The District prohibits pictures, emblems, or writings on clothing or on the body that:
  • are lewd, offensive, vulgar, or obscene; or
  • advertise or depict tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, drugs, or any other substance that students are prohibited from having or using at school.
  • Unacceptable dress and grooming also includes the following (but is not limited to):
  • Body piercing except in the ears
  • Exposed obscene tattoos or body drawings
  • No headgear of any kind at any time in the buildings or hallways
  • Sagging pants
  • Hair combs or hair pics
  • Any hairstyle that is not neat, clean, and well-groomed
  • Any hairstyle that is distracting (i.e. mohawks, stripes or bright colors, etc.)
  • Jewelry requiring body piercing (limited to ears)
  • House slippers or lack of shoes
  • Shoe skates
  • Spaghetti straps, tank/tube tops, and midriff tops
  • Tight or revealing clothing
  • Clothing with slits, tears, or holes
  • See-through clothing
  • Visible undergarments
  • Dressing without appropriate undergarments
  • Dresses, skirts, shorts, etc. shorter than approximately fingertip length
  • Suggestive clothing that displays symbols and/or language, etc. relating to alcohol, drugs, tobacco, or inappropriate wording
  • Unacceptable shorts:
  • Spandex or body fitting shorts, bike shorts
  • Athletic shorts
  • Short-shorts (must be fingertip length or longer)
  • Cut-offs
  • And anything else deemed inappropriate by the administration.
  • Refer to the campus school handbook for additional dress code information.

    If a student comes to school wearing clothes that violate the dress code or in any other way violate the dress and grooming standards, the student may be placed in in-school suspension until he/she is in compliance. The school will make efforts to notify the parent as soon as possible of this assignment. If the student comes into compliance with the dress and grooming standards, he/she will return to regular classes immediately.

     
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