Student Dress Code

Students shall observe modesty and appropriateness in clothing and personal appearance. A student is not appropriately dressed if he/she is a disturbing or disruptive influence to the educational environment or presents a safety concern for others. Fashion is constantly changing, and some fashion changes may not be appropriate for school. We reserve the right to make changes to the dress code as needed to address these changes to keep disruption to the educational process to a minimum and maintain a safe school. The dress code rules are as follows:

• Hats, hoods, caps, other headwear, and sunglasses are not to be worn in the building
• The length of skirts, dresses, shorts and holes in jeans/pants must be a minimum of 5 inches from the knee
• Shirts must cover the midriff, chest, and waistband—no low-cut or cropped tops.
• No tube tops, spaghetti straps, mesh, or see-through shirts.
• Undergarments must stay covered at all times, including bra straps.
• Off-the-shoulder tops or sweatshirts that expose undergarments are not allowed.
• No sleeveless shirts with excessively large or revealing sleeve openings
• Clothing/Markings may not promote violence, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or weapons.
• Gang-affiliated attire is not allowed.
• No clothing or markings with suggestive, crude, racist, or discriminatory messages, including anything displaying the rebel flag.
• Shoes must be worn by all students
• House shoes/slippers are not permitted
• No heavy chains, spikes, or other items that cause a safety concern
• Sagging is not allowed
• Trench coats are not permitted
• Students should not wear clothing that resembles pajamas or underwear
• Exceptions are made for school-wide dress up days
• No blankets at school or on the

 

Dress Code Offenses

Students found in violation of the dress code will be sent to ISS with a pass. They will be required to:

• Change into appropriate clothing from the clothing closet located in ISS or call home for dress code-compliant attire.
• Remain in ISS until their clothing meets dress code standards.
• Change in the designated restroom and return out-of-dress-code items to ISS, where they will be labeled and stored for the remainder of the school day.
• At 2:35 p.m., students may return to ISS to change out of any borrowed clothing (if applicable) and retrieve their original items.

Consequences:

• 1st Offense: Verbal Warning
• 2nd Offense: Verbal Warning
• 3rd Offense and Beyond: Minimum 5 discipline points