2006-2007

DRESS CODE

The District’s/School’s dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, instill discipline, prevent disruption, avoid safety hazards, and teach respect for authority. It is recognized that cleanliness, personal appearance, and proper dress habits are important in determining the pattern of school and social conduct and that there is a direct correlation between student appearance, attitude, and behavior. Students shall be dressed and groomed in a manner that is clean and neat and that will not be a health or safety hazard to themselves or others. The District prohibits any clothing or grooming that in the Principal’s judgment may reasonably be expected to cause disruption of or interference with normal school operations.

 

The school prohibits pictures, emblems, or writings on clothing that:

  • Are lewd offensive, vulgar, obscene, violent, or disruptive to the school climate;
  • Advertise or depict tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, drugs, or any other prohibited substance;
  • Are determined to be gang related.

 

The student and parent may determine the student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the general guidelines set out above and with the school dress code for students outlined below.

 

ALL STUDENTS:

1.      Students may wear their shirts untucked provided that the shirts are designed to be

worn in that manner. All other shirts will be tucked in, especially shirts with tails or uneven bottoms, and shirts may not hang farther than either the student’s wrist or the end of the hips.

2.      All students’ hair will be kept clean, near, and well-groomed. No distracting haircuts

or hairstyles are allowed. Boys’ hair should not extend below a standard dress shirt collar, middle of the ear, and must not extend below the eyebrow. Boys are not permitted to wear ponytails or rattails. Numbers, names, initials, etc. are not allowed. Hair coloring or dyeing of hues that do not occur in any natural human hair is prohibited.

3.      All pants must be worn at the waist. Pant length must not exceed the heel of the shoe. All pants or shorts must have a hem. Excessively baggy clothing is not allowed. Belts should be worn with pants that have belt loops.

4.      No jewelry that is distracting is acceptable. Female students may only wear earrings. All piercing jewelry will be limited to the earlobes of female students.

5.      Shoes must be worn at all times. For safety reasons, students should wear appropriate shoes during Physical Education class.

6.      Any other type of dress, wearing apparel, or hair style which in the judgment of the principal may not be conducive to the purpose of the school will not be allowed.

GIRLS:

1.      The basic attire for girls will be a dress, pantsuit, slacks, neat jeans, shorts, skirts, or divided skirts.

2.      Shorts and skirts must not be shorter than three (3) inches from the top of the knee when the girl is in a normal standing position. (Grades 2-5)

3.      Girls must wear shorts underneath dresses or skirts when participating in Physical Education class.

4.      Specifically prohibited are wind shorts or bike shorts of any kind, short shorts, cutoffs, low-cut or strapless tops, see-through material, tank tops, or such type dress, wearing apparel or hairstyle which in the judgment of the principal may not be conducive to the purpose of the school. Appropriate undergarments shall be worn.

5.      Clothes that expose the midriffs, or clothes that expose the midriffs when arms are raised are not acceptable.

6.      Hair is to be shampooed regularly and kept well groomed. Numbers, names, initials, etc. are not allowed. Hair coloring or dyeing of hues that do not occur in any natural human hair is prohibited.

7.      Socks must be worn with tennis shoes especially for P.E. classes.

8.      Shorts of any kind may not be worn to any UIL event.

9.      Any type of shirt normally accepted as underwear may not be worn as an outside shirt.

 

 

BOYS:

1.      Socks or anklets must be worn with tennis shoes especially for P.E. classes.

2.      Shirts worn over a T-shirt must be buttoned and tucked inside.

3.      Shirts must be buttoned except for the collar button.

4.      Any type of shirt normally accepted as underwear may not be worn as an outside shirt. Specially prohibited are muscle shirts, shirts without sleeves, see-through shirts or shirts that expose the skin when hands are raised above the head.

5.      Beads, bracelets, earring, anklets, etc. must not be worn.

6.      Wind-shorts bike shorts of any kind may not be worn. Shorts of any kind may not be worn to any UIL event.

7.      Caps or hats may not be worn at school.

 

The entire staff will enforce the dress code. Students in violation of the dress code may be asked to call or contact home to have other clothes brought to them. Repeated violations of the dress code will result in more serious disciplinary action. The interpretative authority as to what dress or grooming is indecent, disruptive, a hindrance to the best learning situation, or is disruptive in nature shall be vested in the campus principal.

 

The principal, in cooperation with the sponsor, coach, or other persons in charge of an extracurricular activity will regulate the dress and grooming of students who participate in the activity.  Students who violate these standards may be removed or excluded from the activity for a period determined by the principal or sponsor and may be subject to further disciplinary actions.