Every student shall be required to maintain the level of personal hygiene necessary to ensure a healthful school environment. Students are encouraged to observe a stand of grooming and dress consistent with the level of formality of the school situation. Students who fail to comply with the dress guidelines given below will be referred to an administrator and must change into acceptable garments. School attire which is not specifically covered in this section and which the administration believes is disruptive or distracting to the learning environment shall be prohibited.
Please note the following:
Baggy pants are strictly PROHIBITED for safety reasons.
Pants/skirts shall be worn at the waist level so as not to show skin or undergarments.
No flip-flops. All types of flip-flops are prohibited. Please check with the office if you need clarification on this.
No extremes in dress and/or grooming will be permitted, example - oversized pants or shirts.
No chains that could be used as a weapon as determined by an administrator will be permitted.
The following is APPROPRIATE school attire:
- Crop tops worn over another shirt which covers midriff.
- Leggings (short or long) with pants, dresses, skirts, and shirts/blouses. The length of shirts/blouses must meet the same requirement as pants, skirts, or dresses.
- Pants/trousers must be worn properly around the waist. Clothing shall not be poorly fitted or over-sized/extremely baggy.
- Tank top garments worn with a sleeved shirt over or under them.
- Shoes that are appropriate for school activities must be worn at all times.
The following attire is INAPPROPRIATE for school and must NOT BE WORN:
- Clothing which advertises or displays any insignia of alcohol, illegal drugs, or tobacco.
- Clothing with obscene, vulgar, or suggestive language or design.
- Clothing with words or symbols, such as pictures and emblems, which advocate violence and/or terrorism.
- Clothing with signs, symbols, drawings, or writings which show allegiance, affiliation, or reference to any non-sanctioned groups.
- Colors, bandannas, articles of clothing or paraphernalia which promote or identifies with a non-sanctioned group.
- Sunglasses, caps, hats, and other head-coverings such as bandannas and hoods worn inside the building.
- Clothing that exposes or accentuates the torso, such as spandex pants, see-through garments, halter tops, spaghetti straps, backless dresses, tube tops, muscle shirts, bare midriff outfits, or shirts or blouses that are tied at, or may rise above the waist.
- Garments with holes that expose undergarments or significant amounts of flesh.
- Shorts, dresses, or skirts less than finger tip length when worn properly around the waist and when standing upright.
- No chains that could be used as a weapon as determined by an administrator.
- Clothes which are so large that they expose underclothing or impede walking.
- Sleep wear including, but not limited to: pajamas, gowns, bathrobes, slippers, blankets.
- Tennis shoes with wheels are not allowed in schools.