Dress Code - 2009 -10

Dear Parents and Community Members,

 

During the June 2009 board meeting  the school board approved a new dress code new policy. Two examples of this new policy are students will have to keep their pants up to their waist and shirts will need to be the correct size. Additional dress code requirements which are listed below will help our district by improving the following:

·       school safety

·       improving student focus

·       parents are able to purchase less expensive clothing 

 

My Best,

 

Aaron Chavez, Superintendent

Brewster School District

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Policy 3225

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Reviewed June 23rd, 2008

Reviewed June 10th, 2009
Adopted June 22, 2009

 

Brewster School District

 

ENHANCED DRESS CODE

 

These student dress code standards shall be designed to promote values consistent with the achievement of the following goals: 1) improve student safety 2) improve the effective, efficient, or safe management and operation of the school district. 3) improve student learning.

 

Because dress influences how students conduct themselves and dress and conduct directly impact student learning, the Brewster School District authorizes the Superintendent to set the following standards for uniform student attire:

 

 

 

 

Enhanced Dress Code / P – 12

Acceptable Clothing

·                     Shirts:  Short or Long Sleeve

  • Collared or Un-Collared    
  • Solid Colored:  ANY

·                     Shirts must be correct size.

·                     Shirts must not be below the groin area.

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*Small logos (the size of a quarter) are allowed as well as logo’s that show school, district, team, club, or community pride are allowed. If they don’t please only wear on free Fridays. 

·                     Pants:  Short (at knees) or Long

    • Colored:  Tan, White, Black, Blue Jean

*Pants must be worn at waist.

*Pants must be the correct size.

·                     Skirts: length must be at knee length or longer.

o        Colored:  Tan, White, Black, Blue Jean

  • If it is worn in class it must meet dress code requirements.
  • All Pullovers, sweatshirts, light weight jackets, sweaters must meet logo guidelines *Small logos (the size of a quarter) are allowed as well as logo’s that show school, district, team, club, or community pride are allowed. If they don’t please only wear on free Fridays. 

 

  • Student may trump the dress code color requirements but must meet minimum “dressed up” definition.
  • Minimum Standard definition of Dressed up:
    • Male student: wearing any color shirt or slacks with a button up shirt and tie and/or sweater. Button up shirts must be accompanied by a tie and or sweater and/or blazer style jacket.
    • Female student: student is wearing a dress either at the knees or longer. Dress slacks, any color modest dress shirt/blouse. Shorts and T shirts are not considered dressed up.

·         Open toe sandal style shoes and flip flops are ok.

  • Heavy winter jackets/coats do not have to meet color requirements. Students may be asked to remove coats or jackets during class time. Jackets or coats must not glamorize gang activity.
  • Students may dress up for game days or other days deemed necessary by the administration. The entire sports/group/club/team must adhere to the same dress up standards as predetermined by the head coach/advisor.  

 

Unacceptable Dress includes:

  • *Small logos (the size of a quarter) are allowed as well as logo’s that show school, district, team, club, or community pride are allowed. If they don’t please only wear on free Fridays. 

·                     Torn or Ripped clothing

·                     Exposing undergarments

·                     Dress that condones or glamorizes the use of violence, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or obscenity of any kind

·                     Hats, hair nets, hoods, caps or other hair covering

·                     Clothing that shows cleavage or undergarments

    1. Halter tops, spaghetti straps, see-through blouses, or blouses that expose midriffs.

·                     Clothing that implies or glamorizes gang membership or affiliation, written communication, marks, drawing, painting, or design emblems.

    1. No Dickies brand pants
    2. No Bandanas.

·                     Skirts, shorts, dresses must be at knee length.

·                     Long belts or web belts.

·                     Sharp Jewelry

·                     Pocket Chains

·                     Pajama Bottoms

·                     Sweat Pants – May only be worn on team dress up days if approved by head coach.

·                     Ponchos, trench coats, or other excessively bulky clothing

 

 

Seventh – Twelfth Grade P.E.

Seventh through twelfth must adhere to the following physical education dress code requirements:

 

1. P.E. uniforms will be grey shirt with Property of (Blank Box) Brewster PE Department written in white. Black Shorts with Property of (Blank Box) Brewster PE Department written in white.