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Dress Code

Dress/Apparel - POLICY 3224 & PROCEDURE 3224BP

Dress standards are designed to promote the educational mission of CVSD and ensure a safe and healthy learning environment. Principles of cleanliness and appropriate attire and appearance are necessary to establish an atmosphere conducive to respect and successful learning. The basic responsibility for appropriate attire must rest with the student and his/her parent. Each school’s administration and staff are responsible for recognizing cultural factors when determining whether a student's dress does not conform to district policy. 
 
A student’s dress and appearance may be regulated when, in the judgment of school administrators, there is reasonable expectation that: 
  • A health or safety hazard will be presented by the student’s dress or appearance
  • Damage to school property will result from the student’s dress; or
  • A material and substantial disruption of the educational process will result from the student’s dress or appearance.
For the purpose of this policy, a material and substantial disruption of the educational pro­cess may be found to exist when a student’s conduct is inconsistent with any part of the educational mission of the district. 
 
The following are not acceptable at any grade level and where disruption occurs, the student will be subject to disciplinary action. 
 
No student on or about school property or at any school activity will wear or display clothing or symbols which are gang related or representative of hate groups, advocating non-compliance with the law, vulgarity, lewdness, immoral conduct, or the use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs. The uniforms of nationally recognized youth organizations and clothing worn in observance of a student's religion are not subject to this policy. 
 
Note: The following lists are not exhaustive of dress code violations for each educational level. 

Elementary School

  • Caps or headwear must be re­moved upon entering the school building (except for religious observance or medical reasons)
  • Long belts must be tucked into belt loops
  • Safe footwear is required (flip flops are not safe footwear)

Middle School

  • Headwear must be removed upon entering the school building (except for religious observance or medical reasons)
  • Long belts must be tucked into belt loops
  • Oversize coats remain in lockers
  • Footwear is required
 

High School

  • Hoods or other non-religious headwear that obscures the face must be removed upon entering the school building.
  • Footwear is required
The following are NOT acceptable:
 
  • Apparel or accessories (chains, jewelry, bandanas, etc.) that can be considered gang-related or that may be used as a potential weapon
  • Dress that communicates the promotion of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, violence, vulgarity, weapons, profanity, or that is disparaging to gender, ethnicity, religion, or that has a sexual connotation
  • Bare midriffs or revealing clothing
  • Shorts and skirts at or above fingertips
  • Visible underwear
  • Sagging pants
The following are NOT acceptable:
 
  • Apparel/accessories (chains, jewelry, bandanas, etc.) that can damage school property, be considered gang-related or be used as a potential weapon
  • Dress that communicates the promotion of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, violence, vulgarity, weapons, profanity, or that is disparaging to gender, ethnicity, religion, or that has a sexual connotation
  • Uncovered shoulders (shirts must have sleeves)
  • Clothing that reveals undergar­ments, bare midriffs, bare backs or cleavage, including clothing that has excessive rips and tears or is excessively tight
  • Shorts and skirts at or above fingertips (school activity uniforms exempt when worn with proper undergarments)
  • Sagging pants

 
The following are NOT acceptable:
 
  • Apparel/accessories (chains, jewelry, bandanas, etc.) that can damage school property, be considered gang-related or be used as a potential weapon
  • Dress that communicates the promotion of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, violence, vulgarity, weapons, profanity, or that is disparaging to gender, ethnicity, religion, or that has a sexual connotation
  • Clothing that reveals undergar­ments, bare midriffs, bare backs, or cleavage, including clothing that has excessive rips and tears or is excessively tight
  • Shorts and skirts at or above fingertips (school activity uniforms exempt when worn with proper undergarments)
    Sagging pants
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