Dress Code

The purpose of this dress code is for students to become aware of:

1)     Appropriateness: Clothing should meet the expectations for the social environment. For example, the following environments require different dress: informal at home attire vs. casual school attire vs. professional business attire. It is the desire of the community to prepare students for a Great Future by developing a sense of appropriate dress.

2)     Safety and school climate: Some attire such as shoes, colors, phrases, and logos present physical safety issues or express allegiance to groups that creates a hostile school climate. It is the desire of the community to establish a safe and peaceful school climate to enhance the educational experience.

3)     Character: It is important that students develop the sense that their apparel reflects on their character. Clothing that is suggestive and/or contains words or phrases of a vulgar or suggestive nature negatively impact their character both by association and assimilation. It is the desire of the community to prepare students for a Great Future by developing their sense of appropriate moral judgment.

The following rules are recommendations that address appropriateness for the school social environment, safety and school climate, and student character.

Shoes (Purpose: Safety)

• No bedroom slippers (shoes without hard soles, primarily designed for leisure wear in the home) 

Hats (Purpose: Student Safety and Appropriateness)

Headwear: Hats, beanies, jacket hoods:

• ·       May be worn outdoors
• ·       School logo only
• ·       School colors, solid black, white, or gray
  • School colors
  • ·         AU – Red, White and Blue
  • ·         WF – Green
  • ·         WU – Purple
  • ·       Must be worn appropriately (bill forward)
    • ·       Must not have inappropriate writing on the exterior, interior, or under the bill 

Make Up (Purpose: Appropriateness and Character)

• Appropriate adult make-up is acceptable.

Pants and Shorts (Purpose: Appropriateness and Character)

• ·       Pants are worn with no undergarments showing and no excessive sagging
• ·       No holes or see-through frays
• ·       No Pajama Bottoms
• ·       Shorts
  • Minimum 4” inseam

Skirts/Dresses (Purpose: Appropriateness and Character)

• Skirts, and dress lengths are no shorter than mid-thigh

Tops/Blouses/T-Shirts (Purpose: Appropriateness and Character)

• ·       Midriff and lower back must be covered
• ·       No spaghetti straps, halter tops or tube tops
• ·       Tops must have straps and sleeves on both shoulders
• ·       Strap width: Undergarment straps must be completely covered
• ·       No exposed undergarments
• ·       Arm openings should not be excessive
• ·       No cleavage exposed
• ·       No see-through or net tops

• Undergarments may not be worn as outer garments

Language/Logos/Pictures/Gang Affiliation (Purpose: Appropriateness, Safety and Character)

• ·       Attire may not be worn that has a style, logo, or phrase that is:
  • Sexually suggestive
  • Degrading to the integrity of an individual or group
  • Advocates ethnic, religious, or gender prejudice
  • Identifies neighborhood groups or known gangs (The district will communicate with law enforcement agencies to update gang related apparel as necessary)
  • No solid red, brown, or blue shirts
  • No red or brown pants

Colors (Purpose: Positive Culture and Safety)

• No solid red, or blue or other colored clothing that promotes affiliation with known gang colors

Jewelry (Purpose: Appropriateness and Safety)

• Jewelry should not create a safety hazard for activities at school, as determined by a school official

Hair (Purpose: Appropriateness and Character)

• Haircuts or hair styles which distract from the educational mission of the school are prohibited (i.e. designs, symbols, or messages that promote prejudice, degradation, gang affiliation or drug use)

Enforcement: Parents and all school employees are responsible to monitor student dress. School Principals, Assistant Principals, Academy Administrators, Counselors or teachers will take appropriate corrective/disciplinary action for any violations of the above dress code.