Dress Code
Dress Code
The district’s dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, to prevent disruptions, and to minimize safety hazards. Students and parents may determine a student’s personal dress and grooming standards provided that they comply with the expectation and requirement to dress in a neat and orderly fashion. The following guidelines are offered and subject to revision throughout the school year.
- Students must be in possession of their student ID cards at all times while during the school day.
- Sleeveless shirts/blouses, tank tops, halters, see-through blouses, or tops with low neck lines are not permitted. All shirts/blouses must have sleeves, short or long. “Cold-shoulder” or “cut-out shoulder” shirts are allowed but must have a minimum of 2 inches of material from the neckline to the open shoulder.
- Midriffs and backs must not be exposed; tops must be long enough to tuck into pants when arms are raised.
- Jeggings and / or leggings may be worn, however, a top must be worn that is finger-tip length over them.
- Pants should not have excessive pockets, buckles, or straps down the pant leg. (Carpenter style is acceptable.)
- Shorts must be finger-tip length.
- Dresses and skirts must be finger-tip length. Exceptions will be made for extracurricular activities.
- Trench coats will not be allowed.
- Hair should be neat, clean, and well groomed.
- Extremes in make-up and face paint are not permitted. Black lipstick will not be allowed.
- Shirts shall be neat, clean, and buttoned except for the top button.
- Beards, mustaches and sideburns must be clean and well groomed.
- A single stud nose ring is allowed. No other visible body piercings will be permitted for any student, including tongue, septum, eyebrow, chin and lip piercings. Any piercing(other than a single nose stud) worn while on campus will be confiscated and returned at the end of the week..
- Tattoos should be covered at school.
- Clothing which desecrates the flag; advertises narcotic, alcoholic, or tobacco products; or contains sexual references or innuendos is prohibited.
- Hats, caps, and hoods are completely prohibited while on campus. They are only allowed if worn as part of a school uniform while parcipating in a school-sponsored sport or event. Any hat, cap, or hood that is worn while on campus will be confiscated and returned at the end of the week.
- Billfold chains are prohibited.
- No excessive makeup, jewelry, or accessories is allowed.
- Shoes must be worn at all times; no slippers.
- No pajamas or “pajama-like” pants and sleepwear are allowed.
- Sleeveless shirts/blouses, tank tops, halters, see-through blouses, or tops with low necklines are not permitted. All shirts/blouses must have sleeves, short or long. “Cold Shoulder” or “cut-out shoulder” shirts are allowed but must have a minimum of 2 inches of material from the neckline to the open shoulder.
- Midriffs and backs must not be exposed; tops must be long enough to tuck into pants when arms are raised.
- Jeans and other apparel should not be deliberately mutilated. Any holes that are above finger-tip length should be patched and jeans should be properly hemmed.
- Jeans or pants should fit and should be worn at the waist. They should not be wider than the foot cuff and should not be longer than the bottom of the heel.
- Inappropriate patches, pictures, symbols, writings, slogans, or quotes – either attached to or painted on clothing are not to be worn.