• Dress Code

         ○ Pants/skirts 

    • Sweatpants and joggers may be worn in any color.
    • Jeans/pants may be worn without rips and/or tears.
    • Leggings may be worn ONLY with a top that comes to one’s thigh (approximately 4 inches above the knee).
    • Shorts may be worn as long as they are at the end of fingertip length (approximately 4 inches above the knee).
    • Mesh pants and mesh materials are not permitted.
    • Pajama bottoms and/or flannel pants are not permitted.
    • Sagging pants are not permitted. Pants should be secured on waist at all times.

     

    • Shirts/blouses
    • Shirts may have school appropriate writings, patterns, and/or graphics in any color.
    • Brand name logos on shirts are permitted.
    • Bare midriffs, crop tops, cut-off shirts, or any clothing showing one’s stomach or mid-to-low back are not permitted.

     

    • Dresses 
    • Dresses must be the appropriate length. Length must be no shorter than fingertip length (approximately 4 inches above the knee).
    • Dress sleeves must be beyond one’s shoulders.
    • Dresses with spaghetti straps or tank straps must be worn under a cardigan, sweater, blazer, etc.

     

    • Footwear
    • Appropriate footwear should be worn at all times, such as shoes, sneakers, etc.  All foot wear must be secured to the student's feet.  
    • The soles of one’s shoes should reflect an “outdoor” sole.
    • Crocs are permitted if they are worn in “sport” mode (with a strap secured to the back of one’s heel).
    • Flip-flops, slides, clogs, slippers, or thongs are not permitted for safety reasons. 

     

    • Other
    • Hats of any kind (knit caps, ball caps, etc.), sweatbands, or combs/picks are not to be worn in the building. The only exceptions are for medical or religious reasons. Both exceptions require official documentation.
    • Sunglasses or glasses with dark lenses may not be worn in the building without a doctor’s note.
    • Outdoor garments, blankets, coats, hats, hoods, and gloves may not be worn inside the building after the homeroom bell rings. Students are expected to keep those items in their lockers during the day.

     

    • Limitations
    • Students may not wear clothing or engage in grooming practices that present a health or safety hazard to the individual student or to others.
    • Clothing may not materially interfere with school work, create disorder, or create a disruption in the educational program.
    • Students may not wear clothing or accessories which cause excessive wear or damage to school property or others
    • Students may not wear clothing that prevents the student or others from achieving their educational objectives.
    • Clothing that contains suggestive, derogatory, racially offensive, obscene language or clothing that makes reference to tobacco, alcohol, drugs, or other illegal substances are prohibited.
    • Clothing that makes reference to criminal/illegal activity or gang activity are prohibited.