JONES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STUDENT DRESS CODE POLICY CODE: 4316

The board agrees that student dress and personal appearance greatly impact academic
performance and social interaction with other students. Therefore, the board requests that
parents outfit their students in attire and personal appearance that is conducive to learning and
appropriate social conduct. The board prohibits any appearance or clothing that:

● Violates the guidelines in this policy as a reasonable dress code adopted and publicized
by the district and school;

● Is reasonably likely to create a substantial and material disruption to the educational
process or to the operation of the school;

● Depicts profanity, vulgarity, obscenity, or violence; or

● Creates a threat to the health or safety of the student or others.


All students must observe the following guidelines:

1. All clothing, jewelry, and accessories cannot encourage or promote illegal drug use,
gang affiliation or activity, sexual activity, violence or hate group activity, intimidation,
inflammatory content, alcohol or tobacco usage, or detrimental content to the
instructional process. This includes but is not limited to:
a. Clothing, jewelry, emblems, badges, symbols, signs or other items worn or
displayed with the intent to convey or promote membership or affiliation in any
gang.
b. Tobacco, alcohol, and novelty T-shirts, accessories, or other clothing items that
depict sexual, inflammatory, or detrimental content.

2. All pants and shorts must be worn and secured at the waist. Pants must not be clingy or
form-fitting without a proper covering that reaches the fingertips, such as leggings with
pico dresses or tops. Underwear may not be visible at any time. Pajamas and
sleepwear are not permitted.

3. All skirts and dresses must reach the top of the knee. All shorts, jumpers and skorts
must be longer than the fingertips with arms down at the side.

4. Shirts and tops should be high enough to fully cover the chest without showing
cleavage. Shirts must not be made of netting, sheer, see-through, tight fitting or
spandex materials and must cover the midriff area. Spaghetti straps, tank tops, tube
tops, halter tops, exposed sport bras and off the shoulder shirts are not permissible.
Sleeveless shirts must have a strap of at least a minimum of three inches and secure
under the arm without gaps or holes. Non-functional holes in shirt material such as
cuts, ribbing, or fraying is not allowed. Cold shoulder tops will be allowed as long as
there is at least three inches on the top strap to meet the above sleeveless shirt rule.

5. Appropriate footwear must be worn at all times and must be properly laced, tied,
buckled and fastened. Bedroom slippers or sleepwear is not permitted. Close-toed
athletic shoes should be worn during physical education

6. Head coverings, headgear, kerchiefs, do-rags, bandanas, hats, caps or sunglasses may
not be worn inside the building except for medical or religious observance as agreed
upon with the school administrator. Hoodies and coats with hoods may not be worn
with the hood over the head at any time. Toboggans and hats may be worn outside as
weather dictates.

7. Accessories and adornment such as jewelry, belt buckles, studded belts, studded
bracelets, knuckle rings, chains, wallet chains, and other items that could be perceived
as or used as a weapon are prohibited.

8. Piercings and jewelry cannot be affixed to the nose, tongue, cheek, lip, eyebrow or
other area, where such jewelry could reasonably be thought to cause a substantial
disruption to the learning environment or poses a safety concern.

For a first violation of this policy, the student will be asked to remove or correct the
inappropriate item and the parents/guardians will be notified. If necessary, , parents will be
called to bring appropriate clothing for the student. Further disciplinary action will be taken for
habitual or repeat violations of the school dress code. All school staff and faculty are expected
to strictly enforce the student dress code requirements and promptly report violations to
administration.

Principals may use their discretion to approve attire outside of the prescribed dress code policy for special school functions, such as Spirit Week.

Principals and/or the superintendent/designee may make exceptions to this policy based on
medical or religious reasons.

Principals have the discretion to specify additional examples of dress or appearance that are
appropriate at the school consistent with the terms of this policy in order to provide a safe and
secure learning environment.

ADOPTED: JUNE 4, 2018