Dress Code
This Power Point can be helpful for students and parents as they begin shopping for school clothes. Some of the pictures are better than others, but we hope this helps At the bottom of each slide will be a Yes or No with a brief explanation. Please read the policy at the end of the slide show to answer any questions you might have.
The Lake Hamilton School Board of Education recognizes that dress can be a matter of personal taste and preference. At the same time, the District has a responsibility to promote an environment conducive to student learning. This requires limitations to student dress and grooming that could be disruptive to the educational process because they are immodest, disruptive, unsanitary, unsafe, could cause property damage, or are offensive to common standards of decency. Students are prohibited from wearing, while on the school grounds during the school day and at school-sponsored events, clothing that exposes underwear, buttocks, or the breast of a female. This prohibition does not apply, however to a costume or uniform worn by a student while participating in a schoolsponsored activity or event.
1. Clothing, jewelry or other accessories concerning drugs, alcohol, tobacco, sex, vulgar language, double meanings, or that contain symbols or slogans that are offensive to particular groups, appear to be gang or satanic related or contain anything that could be inflammatory in nature are prohibited. 2. Dresses and skirts must be knee length unless leggings or yoga pants are worn underneath. Tights/yoga pants/jeggings may be worn. However, the buttocks must be covered by a dress/skirt, shorts, or long t-shirt, not something that can easily be removed, such as jackets or sweaters tied around the waist.
3. Students in grades 8-12 will not be allowed to wear shorts. Shorts are defined as any pant that is above knee length. 4. Sagging or wearing excessively baggy clothes will not be permitted. 5. Midriffs are to be covered at all times. 6. Undergarments or portions of undergarments are not to be visible. 7. No sleepwear, pajamas, or house shoes will be permitted.
8. Shirts, tops, dresses or garments with bodices that are strapless, the halter style, have spaghetti straps, or narrow straps are to be avoided unless a more appropriate top is worn either over or under the garment. Clarification: Garments worn by male or female students should have a strap width approximately 2 inches wide. Tops, shirts or bodices that are low cut in the front, back or sides will not be permitted. The 3 B's (breasts, belly and buttocks) must be covered at all times.
STUDENTS WHO ARE DRESSED INAPPROPRIATELY AND ARE SENT OR CHOOSE TO GO HOME TO CHANGE CLOTHES WILL BE ASSESSED AN ABSENCE FOR THE CLASSES THAT ARE MISSED. Expectations for Student Dress at Extracurricular Activities 1. Student dress requirements at after school and extracurricular activities will be slightly relaxed. However, student attire should closely reflect the student dress code expectations. Students who violate this expectation will not be allowed to attend these activities. 2. Students that are participating in an extracurricular activity shall wear a uniform that is required for that activity during the event. 3. Students involved in an extracurricular activity during the day or night, that requires a special uniform, will still be required to meet the student dress code during class time.
NO - This student is quite obviously Sagging.
Yes
NO again sagging
No Shorts are not knee length. Also, undergarment strap showing
No Strap is too small. Straps must be approximately 2 inches in width
Yes The skirt is knee length
Which number photo(s) are knee length Number 1 and 2 only
NO not knee length
No -Crop tops not allowed. Midriff is exposed.
obviously not knee length
Yes A policy change last year will allow for shorts and skirts that are not knee length if tights/leggings are worn underneath them
No strap is too small
None they are all too short
No - Undergarments are clearly visible
No Too short Bonus question Who is this former NBA player?
Yes Appears to be knee length
No Straps are too narrow
No Only one strap. One 4 inch strap does not equal two 2 inch straps
Yes straps are appropriate width
Yes- holes in jeans are acceptable provided that they are not in inappropriate places.
Yes
No- The holes are way too big. There is more hole than fabric.
No- Again the holes are way too big.
Yes.
No- Clothing that promotes alcohol or tobacco are not allowed
No Shirts with double messages are not allowed.
No Tights or Yoga pants can be worn, but rear ends must be covered.
Yes- the skirt is not knee length, but she has on tights.
No- Shirt is too short
Yes It s close, but appears to be O.K.
NO
Yes.
No Some might try to pass this off as jeans but they are, in fact, jeggings. These are more tights than jeans and leave little to the imagination. These could be worn if a long top of some sort, that covered the rear end, was worn with it.
YES NO