Dress Code 2015-16Redwater ISD

The Real World and Dress Code

There are very few work places, outside your home, where you are not held to some standard of dress.

Businesses have dress standards for providing services to their customers:

Dress and Grooming

Redwater ISD’s Dress Code is established to•Teach grooming and hygiene•Prevent disruption•Promote safety•Teach respect for authority. Students should dress and groom themselves in a manner that is appropriate for an educational setting.

Shirts/Dresses/Tops▫Must cover the entire upper body including

Shoulders Underarms Chest

Shirts

•Sheer/thin/see-through fabrics▫Must be worn with a shell or tank top that

completely covers the undergarments▫No spaghetti straps/Visible camisole straps

Unacceptable

•Sleeveless shirts•Tank tops•Camisoles•Cropped tops•Halter tops•Visible undergarments

Dresses/Skirts/Shorts•No shorter than

fingertip length when arms are by the side

•Fingertip length all the way around

•Slits must be no higher than fingertip length

Leggings

•May be worn with top, dress, skirt that is fingertip length when arms are by the side – including slits

Pants/Jeans•Worn at the waist•Free of holes or tears

that expose undergarments or over conspicuous parts of the body

•No pajamas or sleepwear including testing days

Shoes

•Must be worn at all times•Closed toe shoes required in the

vocational shop and laboratory science classes

•No house shoes, house slippers, cleats, skate shoes, boots with spurs

Hair/Makeup

•Hair and facial hair must be neatly groomed

•Should not distract from classroom activities

Jewelry/Piercings/Accessories

•Pierced earrings in ears only•Prescription glasses only•No gauges •Heavy neck chains•Wallet chains•Sunglasses

Headgear

•No hats, caps, hoods, beanies, toboggans may be worn inside the buildings

•These are subject to confiscation

Unacceptable•Patches, emblems, slogans, tattoos, writings,

pictures on clothing or body that advertise ▫intoxicating beverages▫Tobacco▫Drugs▫Prohibited substance▫Lewd, offensive, vulgar, obscene, profane,

gang related or double entendre▫Denote highly controversial issues or

organizations

•The district prohibits any attire that, in the Principal’s judgement may interfere with or create safety concerns during normal school operations.

If the Principal, who is the final authority on the propriety of clothes, hairstyle, and jewelry, determines that the student has violated the dress code, the student shall be given a chance to correct the violation at school.

If not corrected, the student will be sent home to make necessary changes. (This will be an unexcused tardy or absence.) Repeated offenses will results in detention and eventually ISS.

Standardized

Non-Standardized

Our Dress Code

•Not standardized•Allows for individual taste within limits•Not as strict as some schools•Will be enforced by teachers, staff and

administrators

Questions?

•The RISD dress code may be found on the District Web site