Fashions for School Please Think about Reasonable

Please consider the appropriateness and reasonableness of the chosen fashion.  School is a mixed group society attempting to conduct serious work.  It is not a day at the beach or your own personal back yard.

We are working with Student Council in attempting to write a dress code that uses the language students understand and can be a guide.

Student displaying inappropriate drss will be asked to change and if unable or unwilling will be sent home.

Please remember that the clothing the your daughter/son has on at the exit of the house may not be the same clothing that shows up at school.

From the Student Handbook

Appropriate Dress – Southwest students are expected to dress and groom in a manner that is appropriate for school. Clothing is not appropriate for a school setting if it distracts others from learning. This means:

• Ø  No sagging or low cut pants. Pants must be secured at the waist and no underwear or undershorts should be visible.
  
• Ø  Length of shorts and skirts must comply with the fingertip policy (stand up straight, hands down by both sides, shorts/skirts must be at the same length or longer where fingertips reach).
  
• Ø  No bare midriffs
  
• Ø  No exposed cleavage
  
• Ø  No bare shoulders
  
• Ø  No sleeveless T-shirts
  
• Ø  No exposed underwear
  Students will be asked to change or go home to change and return to school.
  Other clothing policies are as follows:
  

• Ø  State law requires that students wear shoes in the school building.
  
• Ø  Hats, caps, headbands, head scarves, shower caps, “head rags," bandanas, goggles and other headgear are not to be worn in school.
  
• Ø  Coats, jackets and other outdoor clothing are to be kept in lockers.
  
• Ø  Clothing with words or images that promote illegal substances, harassment, profanity, sex, or gang affiliation is not permitted.
  We remind students that the following types of dress may place them (and others around them) at risk for a confrontation or violence since they may be interpreted as gang references.
  Ø Hats: violates school "No Headgear" policy.
  
• Ø  Rags, bandanas, hair nets: violates "No Headgear" policy. Rags and bandanas should not be visible (i.e. hanging outside of
  pockets, wrapped in hair, wrapped around arm or used to tie up a pant leg). This includes traditional "paisley" patterned bandanas.
  
• Ø  Headbands: violates school "No Headgear" policy
  
• Ø  Hair combs or piks: should not be worn in hair or visible in
  pocket.
  
• Ø  Belts: should not hang down and therefore be visible.
  
• Ø  Pant legs: either "both up or both down".
  
• Ø  Shoelaces: matching colored laces only.
  
• Ø  Shirts/tops: not allowed to be buttoned with single top button
  only.
  
• Ø  Sunglasses: not to be worn at school
  
• Ø  Ink (fake) tattoos - Some teens draw gang references on their
  

Students will be asked to remove them.
Ø Clothing: clothing with clear references to gang affiliation is not
permitted.