2011-2012 Dress and Grooming Code

Alba-Golden I.S.D. has a goal for all students to demonstrate good grooming and pride in appearance.  To insure success, as a student, dress should not distract from learning, attract undue attention, or be exotic in nature.  The collaborative efforts of the Site Based Decision Making Committee, in conjunction with the following guidelines will assist us in establishing a positive learning environment.

THIS DRESS CODE IS APPLICABLE AT ALL SHOOL FUNCTIONS WHETHER AT OUR CAMPUS OR AWAY: 

All Students:

·         Are to dress in a safe, neat and respectable fashion.

·         Are to wear shirts and blouses that are long enough to cover the midriff area of the body.

·         Are to wear shorts, skirts and dresses that must reach the kneecap when the student is standing.

·         Are to button primary shirts and blouses from the first button below the collar downward (girls must have cleavage covered-no low cut blouses).

·         Are to wear proper undergarments which are never visible.

·         Are to keep hair neatly groomed.

·         Are to wear shoestrings when shoes are so designed: Shoe strings will be laced up so shoe constitutes regular fit and use. Must wear appropriate shoes (No cleats, boots, metal taps, steel-toed boots, no flip-flops, thongs or house-shoes. ALL SANDALS MUST HAVE A HEEL STRAP)

SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED ARE:

·         Extremely tight fitting shorts or skirts, skinny jeans or those deemed inappropriate by the principal.

·         Tank tops and tube tops.

·         Hip-Huggers, no "low-rides" "skinny" jeans or those deemed inappropriate by the principal.

·         Athletic shorts sweat pants and wind pants that do not constitute a regular fit inside an academic building.

·         Articles of clothing advertising alcoholic beverages, drugs, etc.

·         Articles of clothing with "off color" or rude slogans, double entendres, or pictures, of persons dressed in a manner not consistent with good taste outlined in this policy.

·         No skulls or what resembles skulls on clothing or personal items, including backpacks, book covers etc.

·         No bands that represent this type of dress.

·         No clothing that is related to occult/gothic in nature.  This includes any attempt to align that type of dress with any school organization.  This type of apparel is very negative and counter-productive to the positive environment we try to provide at Alba-Golden. Examples of some of the symbols that will not be allowed are as follow, but not limited to: pentagrams, the anarchy symbol, skull, etc.)

·         Sleeveless shirts or blouses.

·         Caps, cowboy hats, headbands, bandana, sweat bands ARE NOT ALLOWED ON CAMPUS AND SHOULD BE LEFT HOME.

·         No knots in back of shirts. Shirts should be worn regular.

·         Skirts, culottes, dresses that do NOT reach the kneecap when a student is standing.

·         Jewelry: No ear adornments by male students. Jewelry is not encouraged due to accessibility to theft. Jewelry that is excessive will not be allowed. (I.e. chains worn at the waist or necklace, jewelry that is distractive. NO SPIKES or ball necklaces.) Watches are proper for school.

·         Beards, mustaches, goatees, or sideburns below the ear lobe.

·         Make-up that is excessive or distracts from the learning environment.

·         Shirts that are worn as jackets cannot be excessively big and sloppy.

·         Excessively loose clothing that results in "sagging".

·         Pants that are excessively long and drag the ground.

·         Symbols (including tattoos) on one’s person, clothing or jewelry that is offensive in nature and/or which causes distraction or undue attention.

·         Racially related symbols, emblems, pictures, words, slogans.

·         Exposed tattoos.

·         Dark glasses (unless prescribed by a physician) inside the academic buildings.

·         Any accessory or clothing article deemed gang-related as determined by the school administration.

·         Any jeans/pants/trousers that do not constitute a regular fit or are improperly fitted.  Clothes are not to be worn in a manner that exposes undergarments.  Waistbands are to be worn at the waist.

·         Jeans/Pants will not have holes, tears and or be tattered - where holes are in the worn-out parts of the jeans.

·         Body piercing:  The fad of body piercing is distracting and therefore prohibited (i.e.; tongue spikes, eyebrow piercing, lip piercing, nose piercing or any visible part of the body);

·         Any un-hemmed garments.

·         Pajamas of any kind.

·         Heelies.

VIOLATIONS WILL BE VIEWED AS PURPOSELY DISRESPECTING AND DISREGARDING TO THE SCHOOL POLICY AND WILL BE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE AND BE SENT HOME.

  When a student is sent to the office to either take care of the violation on campus or off campus, the result will be an unexcused absence for the class that is missed.  A student that chooses to leave campus will have an unexcused absence while off campus.  If the student does not come back to school in due time, this is considered "skipping" and additional disciplinary action will be taken.  The discipline action will be at the discretion of the principal.