Dress and Grooming

The District's dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, instill discipline, prevent disruption, avoid saftey hazards, and teach respect for authority. Students shall be dressed and groomed in a manner that is clean and neat and that will not be a health or saftey hazard to themselves or others. The District prohibits any clothing or grooming that in the principal's judgement may reasonably be expected to cause disruption of or interference with normal school operations.

The District prohibits pictures, emblems, or writing on clothing that:

• 1. Are lewd, offensive, vulgar, or obscene.
• 2. Advertise or depict tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, drugs, or any other substance prohibited under FNCL(L).

The student and parent may determine the student's personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the general guidelines set out above and the District's dresscode for students in the student handbook and /or discipline management plan. If the principal determines that a student's grooming violates the dress code, the student shall be given an oppportunity to correct the problem at school. If not corrected, the student shall be assigned to in-school suspension for the remainder of the day or until the problem is corrected. A student whose clothing violates the dress code shall be assigned to in-school suspension either for the remainder of the day or until a parent or designee brings an acceptable change of clothing to the school. Repeated offenses may result in more serious disciplinary action. Appropriate discipline procedures shall be followed in all cases. The principal, in cooperation with the sponsor, coach, or other person in charge of an extracurricular activity, may regulate the dress and grooming of students who participate in the activity. Students who violate those standards may be removed or excluded from the activity for a period determined by the principal or sponsor and may be subject to other disciplinary action.

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