The following
guidelines for dressing are provided to help each student make
appropriate decisions about attire and to allow for individuality in our
school environment.
Dressing in an appropriate manner fosters responsibility and shows that
school is a place of learning.
Dress and accessory
choices may not be distracting to the learning environment.
The students attire should be modest in nature, meaning outfit
choices that are distracting, intimidating, or offensive are never
acceptable.
Administrators,
teachers, or other staff members will ultimately determine if a students
outfit does not meet our school policy on a case by case basis. The
administration reserves the right to add prohibitive items to the
policy.
Pursuant to
Education Code 48907 buttons, badges, and other insignia which express
political or other constitutionally protected messages are acceptable.
However, any clothing or accessory that depicts or promotes any
form of profanity, violence, drugs, alcohol, vandalism, weapons,
tobacco, sexual overtures, is offensive to any gender, race or
ethnicity, prejudice, illegal activities or creates any kind of
distraction to the learning environment, is used for the purpose of
intimidation, or is associated with gang membership is unacceptable at
anytime.
Complete Dress Policy and Restricted Items
PANTS:
All pants must be hemmed and should be able to fit around the waist
without a belt. Pants sagging
below the waist, boxer shorts or underwear showing, and excessively baggy
pants are unacceptable. Bottoms
must not sag or drag. Pajama bottoms
are not acceptable.
SHORTS/SKIRTS:
Shorts/skirts must be of acceptable length.
Shorts/skirts must not be too short or too revealing.
They should extend beyond the tips of fingers when arms are hanging
normally on a student's sides.
SHIRTS/SWEATSHIRTS/JACKETS:
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Tops with
Harvest/River Middle School related logos (school, academic teams, athletic
teams, or other campus clubs) are encouraged.
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All tops must
not allow undergarments to show. Shirts must cover shoulders to the edge of
the shoulder. Mesh,
see-through, strapless, tank tops, bra straps, spaghetti straps are not
acceptable.
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Overly
revealing shirts are not allowed.
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No black
trench coats are allowed.
SHOES:
Appropriate shoes are to be worn for all classes, including physical
education. Flip flops, shoes
with wheels in them (i.e. Heelys) and heels higher than 2 inches are not
appropriate for school.
HATS:
Head coverings such as hats, beanies, sweatshirt hoods, bandanas, or
hairnets may not be worn on campus or in any school buildings.
JEWELRY/ACCESSORIES:
Jewelry or any accessories that constitute a school hazard such as, but not
limited to: Pocket chains,
heavy metal necklaces or bracelets, overly
large hoop earrings, or spiked/studded apparel are not allowed at school or
before/after school events.
VIOLATIONS OF THE DRESS POLICY WILL RESULT
IN THE FOLLOWING:
1st /2nd
time: Student is sent to
office; given green slip; calls parent for change of clothes
while waiting in the office.
3rd time:
Same as above AND conference is called with parents and student.
4th time:
Student is given one day in-house suspension.
5th time and
all other times: Student is
suspended for one day.
*Dress policy subject to
change in following years. 6/19/2009