Dress Code

General Guidelines:

• Clean body and clothing;
• Pants, slacks, shorts, or skirts worn at the waistline;
• Covered midriff;
• Shirts may be worn out, unless they are longer than the bottom of the fingertips when the arms are fully extended at the side;
• Appropriate shoes; no house shoes;
• Appropriate undergarments;
• Shorts must be as long as the bottom of the fingertip with the arms fully extended at the side.

The following clothing/ornamentations are not permitted:

• Cut-offs, biker shorts, boxer-style briefs and wind shorts;
• Sexually suggestive clothing (see-through, tank tops, spaghetti straps, clothes with holes that are cut-up, or exposed backs and fronts, visible underwear, etc.
• Crude or vulgar language or pictures;
• Drug, tobacco, or alcohol related language or pictures;
• Racial/ethnic slurs, or discriminatory language or pictures;
• Gang affiliated clothing (altered hats, shirts, hairnets, belt buckles, etc.)
• Flagging or posting of colors.  No items draped over shoulder, neck or hung out of pocket;
• Oversized clothing (pants, shirts, belts);
• Unhemmed clothing;
• Metal or hard tap shoes;
• Sunglasses inside building unless prescribed by a doctor;
• Headbands, neckbands, legbands, armbands, bandanas, etc.
• Hats and caps in building;
• Visible tattoos;
• Earrings on students in any body parts except ears (See Specific Guidelines General);
• Wallet chains;
• Extreme hairstyles (mohawks, spikes, etc.) and coloring.

Specific Guidelines General

• Appropriate earrings or studs are acceptable in girls ears.  Boys may wear no more than one stud.

Specific Guidelines for Boy's Grooming:

• Hair must be neat and clean.

  
  

Specific Guidelines for Girl's Grooming:

• Hair must be neat and clean.
• Girl's skirts must be as long as the bottom of the fingertip, with normal movement, with the arm fully extended at the side. If the skirt has a slit, the slit may not be higher than the bottom of the fingertip with the arm fully extended at the side.

Items in violation of the dress code may be confiscated. Items held may be reclaimed at the end of the school year. Unclaimed items will be considered donations to the school. Multiple violations or continued refusal to comply will result in disciplinary proceedings.

The elementary school student dress code is the same as the secondary except for the following:

Parents can help the children participate in the physical education program by dressing them appropriately. The P.E. teachers recommend tennis shoes; boots and sandals are not safe. Girls may wear pants or shorts under dresses. The teachers further recommend pullover tops and pants so children can move freely on the floor without the discomfort of buttons and zippers.