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Dress Standards

The rationale for dress standards is to foster good citizenship and the schools' ability to achieve their academic and instructional purposes.

The goal is to promote student learning, safety, and behavior by assisting students in making choices about appropriate school attire.

The expectation is for students to dress in a clean, modest, and dignified manner reflecting self-respect and respect for others.

Clothing must be worn with appropriate undergarments and the undergarments must not be exposed.
Clothing must not expose cleavage or midriffs.
Clothing must not have holes or tears.
Clothing, body, and hair should be clean.
Clothing with words or graphics depicting or alluding to any of the following are strictly prohibited:
- violence
- weapons
- gang affiliation
- sex
- profanity
- drug use
- alcohol
- tobacco
- intimidation
- bullying
- self-destructive behavior
- negative/inappropriate messages

All shirts and tops must have sleeves and be appropriately sized.
- Exception for grades 4-12: a dress jacket, blazer, shirt or sweater may be worn to cover a sleeveless top
- Exception for grades K-3: tank tops allowed, halters and spaghetti straps not allowed
Un-tucked shirts must be hemmed and may not exceed the length of the hips.
Shirts that exceed the length of the hips must be tucked in.

Pants and skirts must be fastened securely at the waist. Sagging and oversized pants are strictly prohibited.
Pants, skirts, shorts, and dresses must be knee length or longer.
- Exception for grades K-3: shorts above knee of appropriate length allowed
Not allowed:
- athletic sweat or sheer silky pants (except in the gym)
- pajama pants
- biker pants
- leggings without a skirt or dress of the above appropriate length.

Shoes must be worn at all times and properly secured. Appropriate footwear is required at all times in science laboratory, vocational shop classes, P.E., and other classes deemed appropriate by administration.
Not allowed:
- house slippers
- roller-skate shoes / heelys

Accessories or jewelry promoting gang activity, exhibiting demeaning symbols or words, presenting a hazard, or construed to be a weapon are strictly prohibited.
Earrings and pierced jewelry may only be worn on the ears; other facial or exposed body piercing jewelry is not permitted. Hair bands and hair pins designed to secure hair from the eyes are allowed.
Not allowed:
- hair dyed inappropriate or odd colors
- excessive and distractive hair styles
- earrings on males

All head wear, including sunglasses, must be removed upon entering the building.