STUDENT DRESS CODE

A student’s appearance can positively or negatively impact the climate of a school. Students must adhere to DeKalb County School District dress code requirements. Students who fail to comply with the DeKalb County School District dress code requirements as enumerated below, may be charged with Offense #25-STUDENT DRESS CODE VIOLATION.

•Clothing or jewelry that disrupts the educational process or endangers the health or

safety of other students, staff or visitors is prohibited.

•The wearing of clothing, insignia, symbols, or adornments worn or carried on or

about a student which promote gangs, the use of controlled substances, drugs,

alcohol, or tobacco is prohibited.

•The wearing of clothing which shows offensive and/or vulgar words, pictures,

diagrams, drawings, or includes words or phrases of a violent nature, a disruptive

nature, a sexual nature, or words or phrases that are derogatory regarding a

person’s ethnic background, color, race, national origin, religious belief, sexual

orientation, or disability is prohibited.

•The wearing of pants below the waist line, bare midriffs, halter tops/tank

tops/blouses revealing cleavage, short shorts, net/see through garments, flip-flops,

between-the-toe shoes without heels, bedroom shoes, or other footwear that

interferes with freedom of movement and dresses, pants, or skirts with high splits is

prohibited.

STUDENT DRESS CODE VIOLATION

All students are expected to adhere to the expectations of appropriate dress as listed in local school regulations.  The following applies to all student dress code violations:

First Offense-  Verbal Reprimand, Contact Parent and In-School Suspension (ISS) until End of Day or Correction of the Violation

Second Offense- Required Parent Conference and two (2) Days ISS

Third Offense- Contact Parent, three (3) Days ISS and Local Formal Hearing, which may result in up to ten (10) days ISS, Local Probation and/or parent attend classes with student in lieu of ISS.

Chronic violation of this expectation will result in the charge of #19a- Repeated Violation of School Rules and a possible referral to an alternative setting upon a finding of guilty by the Student Evidentiary Hearing Committee