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Dress Code

All students are encouraged to dress in a manner that is comfortable and conducive to an active school day.

Students should be able to wear clothing without fear of or actual unnecessary discipline or body shaming.
The student dress code should serve to support all students to develop a body-positive self-image.

All items listed in the “must wear” and “may wear” categories below must meet these basic principles.

 
Students MUST Wear:
  • Top
  • Bottom
  • Shoes
  • Clothing that covers specific body parts (genitals, buttocks, and areolae/nipples) with opaque material

    Courses that include attire as part of the curriculum (for example, professionalism, public speaking, and job readiness) may include assignment-specific dress, but should not focus on covering students’ bodies or promoting culturally-specific attire. Activity-specific shoe requirements are permitted (Examples include but are not limited to physical education and shop class)

 

Students MAY Choose to Wear:
  • Athletic attire
  • Clothing with commercial or athletic logos provided they do not violate the guidelines in the ‘CANNOT Wear’ section below
  • Fitted pants, including leggings, yoga pants, and “skinny jeans”
  • Hats, including religious headwear
  • Hoodie sweatshirts (over head is allowed)
  • Midriff baring shirts
  • Pajamas
  • Ripped jeans, as long as underwear is not exposed
  • Sweatpants, shorts, skirts, dresses, pants
  • Sun-protective clothing, including but not limited to hats, for outdoor use during the school day. (Education Code 35183.5)
  • Tank tops, including spaghetti straps, halter tops, and “tube” (strapless) tops

 

Students CANNOT Wear:
  • Hate speech, profanity, or pornography
  • Headgear that obscures the face (except as a religious observance)
  • Images or language depicting drugs or alcohol (or any illegal item or activity) or the use of the same
  • Images or language that create a hostile or intimidating environment based on any protected class
  • Violent language or images
  • Visible underwear or bathing suits of similar design - (Visible waistbands or straps on undergarments worn under other clothing are not a violation)


No grade of a student participating in a physical education class shall be adversely affected if the student does not wear standardized physical education apparel because of circumstances beyond the student's control. (Education Code 49066)