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To promote a safe environment, free from
distractions to the learning process, students should follow the dress code
below:
- Shoes shall be worn at all times. Bedroom shoes
and athletic sandals are not appropriate for school wear.
- Clothing or ornamentation displaying or advertising
substances that are illegal for minors is prohibited. Suggestive
phrases, designs, markings, or profanities are also prohibited.
- Short and skirt length must be at least to the tip of
the longest finger when the student is standing straight. If the
dress/skirt has a slit, the highest point of the slit must meet the
fingertip rule. When a student drops his/her hands by their side,
their fingers should be touching fabric. Inappropriate shorts
include biker shorts, cut-offs that are not hemmed, cut off sweat pants,
umbros, "spandex" pants/shorts, boxer shorts, physical education or work
out shorts, and shorts with holes. Athletic shorts may be worn in
physical education.
- All shirts and/or dresses must have sleeves. No
midriff shirts, blouses or tops are permitted. The midriff (stomach
area) must be covered even when the arms are raised. See through
tops may only be worn if the clothing underneath meets the dress code.
Wearing a jacket over a tank top or short shirt is not an acceptable
solution. All shirts must have sleeves and cover the midriff area.
Necklines should not encourage others to stare.
- Appropriate undergarments are required, and should not
be seen.
- In the building, students are expected to remove
sunglasses, hats, caps, bandanas, visors, seatbands, hoods, scarves, or
other items covering the head and store them in their locker.
- Pants or jeans are to be worn at the natural waistline
and be held up if needed by a belt.
- Clothing, make-up, or hairstyles which, in the judgment
of the school, call undue attention to an individual or interferes with
the planned educational program may not be worn to the school. The
school reserves the right to make judgments in individual cases.
If there is a question about the appropriateness of a student's
attire, he/she will be referred to an administrator. If it is
determined that the garment is offensive or inappropriate, the student will
be asked to change clothes. If the student cannot obtain a change of
clothes, he/she will be isolated for the remainder of the school day.
Upon the 3rd dress code violation, the student will be assigned to In-school
suspension. |