The responsibility for the dress and appearance of a student rests primarily with the student and their parents or guardians. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment, the district believes in the following basic principles:

• All students are encouraged to dress in a manner that is appropriate, comfortable and conducive to an active academic school day.
• Students should be able to wear clothing without fear of or actual unnecessary discipline or body-shaming.
• The student dress code should serve to support all students to develop a body-positive self-image.
• The district standard dress and appearance policy is gender-neutral and applies to all students equally regardless of gender on school campuses and at school-sponsored functions and will be enforced consistently and fairly by all members of the school staff.

Examples of inappropriate clothing include:

• Clothing where the buttocks or torso is exposed, i.e., tube tops, half shirts, halters
• Clothing that is see-through. (clothing must be opaque)
• Clothing or accessories that show profanity, obscene words or pictures, sexually suggestive statements, violence, or incitement to violence
• Clothing representing gang-related activities
• Sleeping hair bonnets
• Clothing where the entire thigh is exposed, such as micro minis or short shorts.
• Bathing suits or cut-offs
• The wearing and carrying of tobacco promotional items, or items promoting controlled substances (drugs) and/or alcohol