Since the primary function of school is education, student dress should be appropriate for the school environment. With the cooperation of all parents/guardians, the school expects all students to dress in a manner that is appropriate for a school day and which will not substantially disrupt the educational process and climate or be a safety or health concern.

 

Examples of inappropriate dress:

 

• Headgear – hats, hoods, bandanas, earmuffs, sweat bands, do-rags/wave caps, hair picks

or combs, and rollers

 

• Metal chains, spiked apparel/jewelry

 

• Exposed midriffs tops (belly shirts), tube tops, halter tops, spaghetti straps, loose fitting

tank tops, backless dresses, sport bras, bare/one shoulder tops, see-through or net tops,

excessively tight or revealing clothing

 

• Pants worn below the waist/hips, short shorts, short skirts, short dresses

 

• Exposed undergarments i.e., boxers/bra straps: or clothing carried over one shoulder

and/or partially worn

 

• Slippers

 

• *Outerwear – coats, lined jackets, gloves, scarves, sunglasses, backpacks, book bags and

sports bags

 

• Apparel or items which refer to drugs, weapons, alcohol, sex, the occult, gangs, profanity,

or which are offensive to ethnic, racial, or religious groups

 

• Tattoos and body piercings, to the extent that they demonstrate health and safety concerns,

will be considered inappropriate

 

*These items are not to be worn or carried during the school day and should be stored in the

student’s locker.

 

This is not an all-inclusive list. Administrative discretion will apply in all cases. Failure to follow the above guidelines may result in a Deans’ referral with consequences ranging from a verbal warning to an out-of-school Suspension.