STUDENT CONDUCT:
DRESS CODE
FNCA
(LOCAL)
UNIFORMS FOR STUDENTS PRE-K - 8
In an effort to improve student learning and to facilitate a safe learning environment, the District is mandating student uniforms for students in prekindergarten–grade 8. Student uniforms will encourage and teach students the appropriate attire for various settings, including the school environment. Student uniforms will also ensure campuses are able to easily identify their students to better secure the campus.
Effective the 2005–06 school year, the District shall require all students prekindergarten–grade 8 to wear a school uniform. All clothing must adhere to the standards set out below. All garments must be on an approved color as per the guidelines established in this policy.
The District shall not require specific brands of clothing. The items listed in the APPROPRIATE ATTIRE FOR PRE-K–GRADE 8 STUDENTS category for prekindergarten–grade 8 call for general clothing items with a common color selection so that what is appropriate at one school is also appropriate at another. All students prekindergarten–grade 8 shall wear the approved school uniform unless the parent or guardian has filed an objection as provided in FNCA(LEGAL) and (REGULATION).FUNDING SOURCE
The Superintendent of Schools shall ensure funds are available for the clothing needs of educationally disadvantaged students who cannot afford to purchase uniforms.
GIFTS, GRANTS, AND BEQUEST
All gifts, grants, and bequests shall be accepted in accordance with CDC(Local).
REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION - OBJECTION PROCESS
The complaint procedures outlined in FNG(LOCAL) and FNCA(REGULATION) allow a parent or guardian of a student to request the student be exempted from the mandatory uniform requirement on the basis of a bona fide religious or philosophical objection.
APPROPRIATE ATTIRE FOR PRE K-8 STUDENTS
Slacks and Pants:
Tops:
Skirts and Jumpers:
Shorts and Capri’s:
Jackets, Cardigans, and Sweaters:
Footwear:
CURRICULUM RELATED ACTIVITIES
Deviations or exceptions to the policy must relate to the curriculum of the specific class, i.e. physical education.
INAPPROPRIATE ATTIRE AND GROOMING ITEMS
Blue jeans, low-cut pants, low-rise pants, sagging slacks or pants, sweat pants, sweat shirts, hats, caps, bandanas, hair rollers, hair curlers, plastic hair bags, hair nets, sweat bands, skull caps, and other similar clothing or grooming items shall not be worn at school. Insignia on outerwear not related to the school or to the District is prohibited including but not limited to professional sports team and college insignia.
Students may not wear clothing that is either revealing or provocative.
Students are prohibited from wearing attire that may be considered weapons, such as chain belts, wallet chains, or other similar attire.
Whether or not a student is dressed appropriately or properly groomed shall be left to the discretion of the principal or their designee.
Student complaints regarding appropriate attire and grooming for religious and/or philosophical reasons shall follow the complaint procedures outlined in FNCA(REGULATION).
For enforcement purposes, headwear worn as legitimate religious attire (as determined by the Board) may be considered as an exception.STUDENTS PRE K-12
All students shall wear clean clothing that is not torn or damaged. Shirts shall be worn inside slacks with belts at all times by all students unless the shirts are designed to be worn outside of the slacks or the pants are designed to be worn without a belt.
All students shall wear appropriate footwear. Student shall not wear house slippers, flip-flops, or other footwear that constitutes a safety hazard. Students are also prohibited from wearing steel-toed boots or shoes to school.
All students shall adhere to the District’s grooming standards.SECONDARY SCHOOLS GRADES 9-12
Principals, working in consultation with the Site Based Decision Making Committee (SBDM), Parent Teacher Association (PTA), and administrative staff, are authorized to implement mandatory uniforms for their individual campus provided they comply with the 90-day rules and the exemption guidelines outlined in FNCA(Legal).
INAPPROPRIATE ATTIRE GRADES 9-12
The length of dresses, skirts, and shorts shall be no shorter than "finger-tip length" with arms in normal position, i.e.: arms hanging naturally, as student is standing straight and upright.
The following clothing is not considered "appropriate attire" pursuant to this policy: shorts or skirts that are shorter than "finger-tip length" with arms in normal position, i.e.: arms hanging naturally as student is standing straight and upright (except for primary grade students); revealing/provocative shirts and halter tops; leggings, biker pants, sweat pants, or pants allowed to sag below the waistline. Students shall not wear bedtime attire, such as pajamas or undershirts or undergarments as outerwear.
Students may not wear clothing that is either revealing or provocative (e.g., T-shirts). Students' clothing or tattoos may not have printed statements or pictures on either that are vulgar or obscene or related to the use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco products, or sex, or that promote hate and/or violence. Students are prohibited from wearing attire that may be considered weapons, such as chain belts, wallet chains, or other similar attire.IDENTIFICATION BADGES
Secondary students will be required to wear student ID badges on campus and at other campus events. (See Student Code of Conduct).
GROOMING
All students, including students exempted from wearing a uniform, are expected to exemplify proper grooming standards in a manner that projects an appropriate image for the student, school, and District.
Students shall keep their hair, beards, eyebrows and mustaches neatly groomed. Male students shall not wear earrings or other similar facial jewelry. Students are also prohibited from wearing facial jewelry and from exhibiting visible body piercing, including piercing of the tongue, during school hours.
All students shall wear clean attire that is not torn and/or damaged.
All students shall wear belts with shirts tucked inside slacks at all times, unless, the pants are designed to be worn without a belt. No slacks or pants may be sagging.
Students shall not wear on the outside of their clothing any jewelry or similar artifacts that are either obscene, distracting, or may cause disruptions to the educational environment. Tattoos, if any, should be covered.COCURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY DRESS CODE GRADES PRE K-12
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the regulation of dress, grooming, and appearance of students participating in co-curricular and extracurricular school activities by the principal, in consultation with the sponsor, coach, or other person in charge of or directing such activities. Such activities include by example: ROTC, Band, Cheerleading, Basketball, Baseball, etc.
PARENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
The parent and student shall be responsible for ensuring that the student is in compliance with all aspects of this policy while on school campuses during school hours.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Principals prekindergarten-grade 8 are authorized to designate up to one day per week as a nonschool uniform day, in order to allow students to participate in activities such as “50s Day,” “Spirit Day,” etc.
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE
As of the effective date of this policy, all schools that have previously obtained Board approval for the wearing of mandatory uniforms may continue to wear the uniforms described in their Board-approved plan.
ALTERNATIVE WEAR
As of the effective date of this policy, all students who have filed a philosophical or religious objection and all schools choosing to opt out of the APPROPRIATE ATTIRE provisions provided herein must provide written documentation to the Board describing the attire to be worn in place of the APPROPRIATE ATTIRE. [See FNCA(Regulation)].
NEW STUDENTS PRE K-8
The principal shall establish campus procedures and a minimum inventory of student uniform components to provide a basic uniform (shirt and pants) to new students who do not have a uniform. [See FNCA(REGULATION)].
DATE ISSUED: 05/13/2008
LDU 2008.05