Dress Code

All students are expected to maintain personal cleanliness and dress in a manner that aligns with the school’s standards. Students and their parents share the responsibility for student dress and appearance. Teachers and district personnel should model and reinforce the guidance in the code of conduct.

A student’s personal hygiene, dress, grooming and appearance, jewelry or other accessories, makeup and nails, deodorizing sprays/perfumes, shall:

  • Be safe, appropriate and not disrupt or interfere with the educational process. The following items are specifically prohibited: spiked jewelry, long pocket chains, or any jewelry or adornment symbolizing drug paraphernalia or any other inappropriate symbol that can be perceived as a weapon
  • Recognize that extremely brief garments are not appropriate. Also recognize that any garment/accessory that detracts from the learning environment or is inappropriate is not allowed
  • Ensure that underwear is covered with outer clothing
  • Footwear must be worn at all times. Footwear that is a safety hazard will not be allowed
  • Students will not wear items that are vulgar, obscene, libelous or denigrate others; or detracts from the educational environment in any way
  • Not include language or symbols that constitute hate symbols or speech as defined by Education Law Section 1527-a, but is not limited to, symbols of white supremacy, neo-Nazi ideology, or the Battle Flage of the Confederacy.
  • Not promote and/or endorse the use of alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs and/or encourage other illegal or violent activities
  • Backpacks, handbags, purses, and outer garments are to be stored in lockers
  • All students should dress appropriately for the weather and in the interest of safety
  • Attire that is worn for other than its intended purpose is prohibited
  • Not depict violent language or image or depict illegal activities
  • While students may be permitted to wear hats outside the classroom at times, building principals may determine events or times of day when wearing hats are not permitted based on the need to supervise students and maintain safety and security. No hats with a brim in excess of three inches or a neck gator may be worn in the building at any time.  Teachers may permit hoods to be worn in the classroom.  For the safety and security of staff and students, hoods are not to be worn outside the classroom and inside the school building.
  • Head coverings such as bonnets or durags are permitted under the CROWN Act. The CROWN Act also protects natural hairstyles like braids and dreadlocks.

Each Building Principal or his/her designee shall be responsible for informing all students and their parents of the student dress code at the beginning of the school year and any revisions made to the dress code made during the school year.

Students who violate the student dress code shall be required to modify their appearance by covering or removing the offending item, and if necessary or practical, replacing it with an acceptable item. Any student who refuses to do so shall be subject to discipline up to and including in-school suspension for the day. Any student who repeatedly fails to comply with the dress code shall be subject to further discipline, up to and including out of school suspension.

Students who violate the dress code will be required to modify their appearance by covering or removing offending items. Refusal to comply may result in in-school suspension, and repeated violations may lead to out-of-school suspension.

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