DRESS CODE AND UNIFORM POLICY 2010-2011
Changes for the upcomimg school year
August 16, 2010 — Dress Code
2010-2011
DRESS CODE AND UNIFORM POLICY
UNIFORM POLICY
School Each grade level will have a different color shirt.
Colors:
6th graders will wear-White t-shirts w/logo/Polo shirts only
7th graders will wear-Royal Blue/Navy t-shirts w/logo/Polo shirts only
8th graders will wear-Red t-shirts w/logo/Polo shirts only
Uniforms may be bought at School Wear 4727 Hondo Pass 757-2118 or El Milagro 8500 Dyer Suite #18 751-9611, or Walgreens on Dyer.
Tops:
• Polo shirt (collar, 2 or 3-basic front button, straight sleeve or long sleeves) in grade level school color. No Polo shirts with 5 or 6 buttons with tight sleeves/puffy sleeve or designer polo’s.
• T-shirt in school colors with the school logo.
• Only solid red, white, or blue undershirts, under armor or any thin long sleeve shirt will be allowed under school shirt.
• No slogans, motifs, or other logos besides the school logo may be worn for tops. No over sized, very tight, or short shirts that cannot be tucked in are allowed.
• No P.E. gray shirts are to be worn under school uniform.
• Shirts should fit to proper size, not to small or too large.
• Shirts must be tucked in for all students.
Undershirts must only be solid Red, White, Royal Blue/Navy. No black, gray, pink or other colors allowed.
Winter
wear: Solid Red, white, or Navy/Royal blue sweatshirts, sweaters, turtlenecks, and long sleeve shirts may be worn as the weather turns colder. No hooded jackets will be allowed. Undershirts described above will be allowed during the school day when the weather turns cold. Heavy coats should be left in the lockers.
Belts: * Belts are optional. No military belts or belts with metal lettering are allowed. If a belt is worn it must be a standard basic brown or black belt. Administration will determine if individual belt buckles as appropriate for uniform wear.
Slacks:
• Only khaki or navy slacks will be allowed. No shorts, skirts, skorts, Capri pants allowed. No pants with outside pockets. All pants should fit appropriately. No baggy pants allowed (droopy pants). Pants should not fall below the waist without a belt. No jean style pants allowed, if they have outer pockets or studs they are considered jeans. Pant should not have any stitching, imprints of any type.
• No tight fitting pants, no sewn-in tight leg pants (skinny pants), pants may not be tucked into tennis shoes, rolled up or gathered at ankles.
• Slacks shall be appropriately sized and worn no lower than 1 inch below the waistline.
Shoes: Tennis shoes must be worn at all times due to the number of stairs on our campus. All shoes must have a back to the shoe. Slipper type shoes, boots, ballerina slippers, heals, and flip flops are not allowed. Tennis shoes are the safest shoe your child can wear.
Other: Club/organization shirts may be worn on Fridays only or as directed by sponsor/coaches. Athletic team uniform tops may be worn on game days and must be worn with a school shirt underneath. Sweatpants are allowed only in P.E. classes during cold days. Tennis shoes should be worn at all times.
In addition to the Uniform Policy, the following are NOT allowed:
* No shorts, skirts, skorts, or Capri pants. ONLY pants are allowed.
• NO caps, hats, bandanas, stocking caps, head bands, hoods or similar items will be allowed in the building. If brought they must be kept in locker.
• NO Accessories, to include oversized earring hoops (quarter size or smaller allowed), long earrings of any type must not be longer than a quarter, no earrings with spikes to the back, and/or hair-picks. No earrings that enlarge the earlope or pill type earrings allowed.
• No facial piercing on any part of the face or tongue.
• No make-up (example glitter on eyes, extended eye liner, eye shadow) no stickers on any part of the face and/or accessories that are distracting or interfere with the Instructional program.
• No shaved eye brows, half shaved eye brows, or shaved lines on eye brows.
• No unnatural hair dye or hair color including orange, pink, purple, green, gold or red. Students should not color their hair and keep it their natural color.
• No Mohawks, spiked, wild sprayed up hair that interferes with instruction.
• No flip-flop style sandals, house slippers, open-toe shoes, high heels, or clog tennis shoes. Use regular tennis shoes!
• No heavy, bulky outer coats/jackets in the classroom. Black gang related writing, religious figures, or plaid check jackets of any color are not allowed.
• No jackets with rock bands, rap figures/logos, pictures of personalities are allowed. Please buy solid colored jackets in school colors.
• No Backpacks allowed in the cafeteria during lunch time.
• Any of the not allowed items brought to school will be confiscated and not returned until the end of the year. A parent must pick up item.
• Administration may determine other clothes as inappropriate.
P.E. Uniform:
Navy blue shorts with grey T-shirt. ALL students must have a P.E. uniform.
PE Uniforms may be bought at School Wear 4727 Hondo Pass 757-2118 or El Milagro 8500 Dyer Suite #18 751-9611.
UNIFORM DISCIPLINE POLICY
• 1st/6th period teachers are to check daily dress code compliance.
• Uniform violations such as military belt, wrong shirt, or wrong pants will be handled by the teacher who will write a referral and send the student to the office. Administration will try to contact parent for change of clothes.
• If no parent contact is made student will be placed in ISS (In School Suspension) for the day.
We do not expect problems with the Uniform Dress Code Policy if students comply with the dress code.
The El Paso Independent School District does not discriminate in its educational programs or employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, military status, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Inquiries concerning the application of Titles VI and IX, and Section 504 should be referred to the District Compliance Officer, Vincent Sheffield, at (915) 779-4015; 504 inquiries regarding students may be referred to Cecelia Whitman at (915) 755-2109.
