Link to Dress Code
Students shall be dressed and groomed in a manner that is clean and neat and that will not be a health or safety hazard to themselves or others. The District prohibits any clothing or grooming that in the principal’s judgment may reasonably be expected to cause disruption of or interference with normal school operations.
1. Basic Principle:
a. Certain body parts must be covered for all students.
b. Clothes must be worn in a way such that the abdomen, genitals, buttocks, breasts, and nipples are fully covered with opaque fabric.
c. All items listed in the "must wear" and "may wear" categories below must meet this basic principle.
2. Students Must Wear, while following the basic principle of Section 1 above:
a. A shirt (with fabric that touches the waistband in the front, back, and on the sides under the arms); and
b. Pants/jeans or the equivalent (for example, a skirt, sweatpants, leggings, a dress, or shorts); and
c. Shoes
3. Students May Wear, as long as these items do not violate Section 1 above:
a. Religious headwear.
b. Hats facing straight forward or straight back that must allow the face and ears to be visible to staff and not interfere with the line of sight;
c. Hoodie sweatshirts (wearing the hood over the head is not allowed),
d. Fitted pants, including opaque leggings, yoga pants, and "skinny jeans";
e. Ripped jeans, as long as underwear and buttocks are not exposed;
f. Tank tops, including spaghetti straps and halter tops;
g. Athletic attire; and
h. Hairstyles of any length and style.
4. Students Cannot Wear:
a. Violent language or images.
b. Images or language depicting drugs or alcohol (or any illegal item or activity) or any other substance prohibited under policy FNCF(LEGAL);
c. Clothing that promotes gang affiliation.
d. Hate speech, profanity, or pornography.
e. Images or language that creates a hostile or intimidating environment based on any protected class or consistently marginalized groups.
f. Any clothing that reveals visible undergarments
g. Swimsuits (except as required in class, field trips, or athletic practice)
h. Accessories that could be considered dangerous or could be used as a weapon; or
i. Any item that obscures the face or ears (except as a religious observance).
Student ID’s
The district's dress code includes proper display of the student’s campus identification card (ID). All students are expected to wear the campus-issued SmartTag ID while on campus. More information on SmartTag here https://www.hayscisd.net/smarttag.
Enforcement
Dress code enforcement shall be the responsibility of the administrators on campus. Students in violation of Section 1 and/or 4 shall be provided three options to be dressed more to code during the school day:
Students shall be asked to put on their own alternative clothing, if already available at school, to be dressed more to code for the remainder of the day.
Students shall be provided with temporary school clothing to be dressed more to code for the remainder of the day.
If necessary, the student's parent may be called during the school day to bring alternative clothing for the student to wear for the remainder of the day.
The following actions will be taken and documented in Hero:
1st & 2nd Offense: Students will be provided the three options above. Parents will be notified and it will be documented in Hero.
3rd & 4th Offense: Students will be provided the three options above, will receive lunch detention, parents will be notified, and documented in Hero.
5th & 6th Offense: Students will be provided the three options above, students will receive after-school detention, parents will be notified, and documented in Hero.
7th Offense: Students will be provided the three options above,will receive evening ISS, and there will be a Parent/Student/Admin conference with a dress code contract in place.
