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  • Dress and appearance code violations will have consequences that are applied consistently and equitably. Except under exigent circumstances, suspension or expulsion will not be used as a consequence for the violation of a dress code.

    Site Staff shall provide students opportunity to remedy the violation. Opportunities to remediate may include, but are not limited to, parental contact, offer of exchange of clothing, referral to the Student Support Team (SST), or to the Say Yes Coordinator. Any discipline that shall arise out of dress code violations shall have minimal loss of instructional time as its goal.

    First Violation: Administrator, or designee (not a CTU member), can make a parent/guardian call. Student will be offered the opportunity to remedy the situation, which could include an exchange of clothing, if available, turning a shirt inside out, or other potential remedy. Verbal warning given.

    Second Violation: Administrator, or designee (not a CTU member), will make a parent/guardian call. Student will be offered the opportunity to remedy the situation, which could include an exchange of clothing, if available, turning a shirt inside out, or other potential remedy. Written warning given.

    Subsequent Violation(s): Administrator, or designee (not a CTU member), will make a parent/guardian call. Student will be offered the opportunity to remedy the situation, which could include an exchange of clothing, if available, turning a shirt inside out, or other potential remedy. Parent conference will be scheduled. Detention can be considered as a consequence.

    If a parent/guardian or student disagrees with the site administrator's decision on a standard violation, the parent/guardian or student shall attempt to resolve the problem by requesting a personal conference with the site administrator. If the problem cannot be resolved informally to the parent/ guardian’s or student's satisfaction, the site administrator's decision may be appealed to the CEO’s designee, whose decision shall be final.

    Dangerous or Disruptive Violations: Dress or appearance violations that cause actual disruption of the educational environment, result in actual violation of law or other school rules, including hate-crime laws, or cause actual injury may result, at the discretion of the district Administration, in more serious disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion without regard to the policy set forth above for standard violations. The process for appeal of these dangerous or disruptive violations shall be consistent with standard district disciplinary procedures.