Dress Code?

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As the weather warms up, the middle school staff deals with a lot more dress code issues. We recognize the current fashion trends sometime make it hard to buy your child clothes that meet the dress code.  Please know that we want to work with your child to help them find appropriate clothes to wear.  The staff tries hard to be consistent while looking at every situation individually. If your child is struggling to find clothes that meet the dress code, please contact the office and we will help. Here is the dress code taken from the handbook with three of the most common issues highlighted in red. Thanks again for all of your support at home.

Peter Barsotti

DRESS CODE

Dress should be appropriate for normal school activity. It should reflect pride and respect. Health and safety are also guides to acceptable school attire. The following are not acceptable school attire and should act as guidelines when choosing school clothes. Also school administration retains the discretion to determine if a garment meets this standard.

•  Footwear is required at all times.
•  The torso of all students will be clothed at all times. If arms are raised above head and the torso is exposed, this is not acceptable.
•  Excessive torn clothing will not be allowed. This includes jeans and/or shorts that are purchased with excessive tearing that exposes undergarments or bare skin when those tears fall above the tip of one’s middle finger when the arm is extended down one’s side.
•  Clothing must be worn in an appropriate fashion. Pants worn in a sagging fashion will not be allowed. Waistbands of pants must be worn around the waist. Belts should be worn if pants will not stay up.
•  Hair picks, combs, brushes, or bandanas are not to be worn.
•  Cosmetic sunglasses will not be worn on the face or on the head in the building.
•  Any shirt that excessively exposes the underarms will not be allowed.
•  Undergarments must not be visible.
•  Wallet chains in excess of 12” will not be allowed at school. Other chains are not appropriate at school as well.
•  Articles of clothing that cause excessive maintenance problems – for example: cleats on boots, shoes that scratch the floor, and trousers metal rivets that scratch furniture are considered inappropriate.
•  Clothing may not advertise alcohol, drugs, or tobacco products, have inappropriate language or pictures or have a suggestion of violence. Garments that suggest a double meaning of lewdness, obscenity, or vulgarity are not to be worn.
•  Clothing, hair styles, or make-up that disrupts the educational setting are not appropriate. (Except on school dress up days.)
•  Excessive brief garments such as jogging shorts, halter tops, bare midriffs, net tops, spaghetti strap tank tops, or tank tops that reveal under garments, plunging neck lines, bathing suits, see through, strapless or backless garments are not appropriate.
•  Shorts or skirts are considered too short when they fall above the tip of one’s middle finger when the arm is extended down one’s side.

Students who choose to break this dress code will be asked to:

•  Call a parent to bring new clothes for the rest of the day.
•  Wear a shirt provided by the office.
•  Wear sweatshirt or jacket throughout the day.
•  Change into PE clothes for the remainder of the day.