Dress Code (From the Student Code of Conduct)
The dress and grooming of District students shall be neat and clean, promoting a positive educational environment. Apparel that disrupts educational activities and processes of the school will result in the removal of the student from the regular school environment until acceptable apparel can be secured for the student. The administration will be the final judge about whether a student’s clothing is appropriate for school or whether it will create an environmental climate that is distracting to learning. Principals,faculty, and staff members will enforce the dress code. Failure to comply with the dress code will be handled similarly to other disciplinary infractions. Noncompliance may result in consequences including but not limited to detention, in school suspension and loss of eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities.
Pursuant to F.S. 1006.07, wearing clothing that exposes underwear or body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner or that disrupts the learning environment will have the following specific consequences. In addition to these consequences, the violation shall be corrected before the student is allowed back in the regular school environment:
A. For a first offense, a student shall be given a verbal warning and the school principal (or designee) shall call the student’s parent or guardian.
B. For a second offense, the student is ineligible to participate in any extracurricular activity for a period of time not to exceed 5 days and the school principal (or designee) shall meet with the student’s parent or guardian.
C.For a third or subsequent offense, a student shall receive an in school suspension pursuant to F.S. 1003.01(5) for a period not to exceed 3 days, the student is ineligible to participate in any extracurricular activity for a period not to exceed 30 days, and the school principal (or designee) shall call the student’s parent or guardian and send the parent or guardian a written letter regarding the student’s in school suspension and ineligibility to participate in extracurricular activities.
Requirements for student dress in all schools are listed below:
A. All shirts and blouses must cover midriff, back, sides, and all undergarments including bra straps at all times. All shirts, tops, and dresses shall have sleeves and cover the shoulders.
B.Shorts, skirts, divided skirts, dresses and culottes are allowed. They must be mid thigh length or longer.
C. All trousers, pants, or shorts must totally cover undergarments, including boxer shorts.
D. All clothing, jewelry, or tattoos shall be free of the following: profanity; violent images,wording or suggestion; sexually suggestive phrases or images; gang related symbols; alcohol,tobacco, drugs or advertisements for such products.
E. Safe and appropriate footwear must be worn. Inappropriate footwear includes, but is not limited to, roller skates, skate shoes, and bedroom slippers.
Further Clarification/Other Requirements:
A. Form fitting leotard/spandex type clothing (including sport bras) is not allowed unless proper outer garments cover it.
B. See through or mesh fabric clothing may only be worn over clothing meeting requirements.
C. Clothing must be appropriate size, with the waist of the garment worn at the student’s waist.
D. Clothing not properly buttoned, zipped, fastened, or with inappropriate holes or tears shall not be worn.
E. Clothing and footwear traditionally designed as under garments or sleepwear shall not be worn as outer garments.
F. Sunglasses may not be worn inside unless a parent provides a doctor’s note to the school.
G. Bandanas or sweatbands are not allowed to be visible on school grounds during the regular school hours.
H. Hats or other head coverings may be worn during outside P.E. activities and may not be worn during any portion of the regular school day without the expressed permission of the principal.