Appropriate student dress and grooming is that which is deemed in good taste, reflecting the standards of the community of which the schools are an integral and visible part. The dress and grooming of students conveys an image of the school and students, influencing how other respond to and judge Spring ISD and its students, as well as contributing to the school climate to which students themselves respond.
Guidelines:
Students must wear appropriate underclothing and shoes.
Tennis shoes are preferred due to safety reason as the students run and play at recess and PE. Shower thongs or similar shoes are not permitted.
Student’ shorts, skirts, or dresses must be mid thigh or longer in length.
Students are not permitted to wear very tight, very loose, oversized, revealing or very short clothing.
Pants must be worn at the waist.
Examples of unacceptable clothing, according to this guideline include, but are not limited to, cutoffs, jogging, wind, or biker shorts, tank or crop tops.
Clothing with visual or written messages which are likely to disrupt the school environment is prohibited. Examples of such prohibited visual or written messages include, but are not limited to, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, violence, vulgar or obscene language, and insults to race, religion, gender, or ethnicity.
A student’s hair must be neat, clean and must not be distracting or interfere with the learning environment. Extreme hairstyles and hair color are not acceptable. A male student’s hair may not extend below the bottom of a sport shirt collar.
Noisy or distracting jewelry or accessories may not be worn.
Male students may not wear earrings of any type.
Other than pierced earrings worn by female students, no type of body piercing shall be visible on any student.
Hats and caps are not to be worn.
Sunglasses may be worn only when prescribed by a physician.
A student who is sent home to correct a grooming problem will be absent on an unexcused basis for that period of time. In the event that a apparent cannot be reached to remove a student from school to correct his grooming, the student will be placed in in-school suspension. Discipline consequence may also result for Grooming Code violations.
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