Dress Code

General Dress Code Requirements:

1. Shirts and Blouses: Shirts or blouses shall be tucked into the waistband of the pants or skirt. Exceptions will be allowed in individual cases based upon the discretion of the principal or designee.
2. Pants: Pants with belt loops shall be worn with a belt that is properly fastened. Pants shall be worn so that the waistband is worn at the waist and not below the waist.

Unacceptable Attire: Students are not allowed to wear clothing, jewelry (including body
piercing jewelry and ―grills‖), buttons, haircuts, tattoos, or other attire or markings which are offensive, suggestive, disruptive, or indecent such as:

1.    Clothing associated with gangs.
2.    Clothing encouraging the use of tobacco, drugs, alcohol, or violence.
3.    Clothing associated with discrimination on the basis of age, color, handicap, national origin, marital status, race, religion, or sex.
4.    Clothing exposing the torso or upper thighs such as see-through garments, mini-skirts or mini-dresses, halters, backless dresses, tube tops or tank tops without overblouses or shirts, spaghetti strap garments without overblouses or shirts, bare midriff outfits, or shirts or blouses tied at the midriff.
5.    Clothing not properly fastened or with tears.
6.    Clothing or outer garments traditionally designed as undergarments such as boxer shorts, bloomers, tights, hosiery, and sleepwear.
7.    Clothing or footwear that is construed by the principal or designee as hazardous or dangerous to the health of the student or others.
8.    Overalls – any bibbed pants or shorts (with an inseam)
9.    Leggings of any kind are not appropriate

Shorts: All students may wear hemmed walking shorts or Bermuda shorts and female students may wear skorts, provided that such shorts or skorts are no shorter than mid-thigh as determined by the principal or designee exercising his or her judgment.

1.    Unacceptable Shorts: Athletic shorts including spandex-style "bicycle" shorts, cut-off jeans, frayed jeans or pants, cut-off sweat pants, short shorts, running shorts, and see- through boxer-type shorts are not allowed.
3.    Revocation of Shorts Privilege for Excessive Violations: If an individual school's School Advisory Council ("SAC") determines that too many students have abused and violated the shorts policy, the SAC and principal may request that the School Board revoke the shorts privilege at that particular school so that the entire student body will not be allowed to wear shorts to school during the next semester. In such cases, the School Board may elect to prohibit wearing shorts to school at that particular school during subsequent semesters or school years or reinstate the privilege of wearing shorts to school as the School Board may deem appropriate. The principal may revoke the shorts privilege of any student who violates the provisions of the shorts policy twice in one semester.

Skirts and Dresses: The hem of girls' skirts or dresses shall be no shorter than mid- thigh as determined by the principal or designee in the exercise of his or her judgment.
Appropriate Sizes: Students shall wear clothing of appropriate size as determined by the principal or designee exercising his or her judgment.