There is a direct relationship between dress, grooming, conduct and the wholesome living and thinking of boys and girls. Students are expected to dress and groom themselves within the framework of individual pride, decency, cleanliness, and safety. In the following you will find guidelines for appropriate and inappropriate school dress. These guidelines have been put in place to present a positive, safe and productive atmosphere for each student at Pennington Middle School. This policy is designed to eliminate distracting or disruptive elements that may interfere with a student's ability to focus and learn. Any student deemed to be dressed inappropriately by any school employee would be sent to the office and/or give the opportunity to correct his/her dress. Special circumstances will be referred to the Guidance Counselor.
Appropriate:
- All clothing should be properly sized, neither too large nor too small
Clothing should be clean.- Holes in the clothing should be at or below the knees
- Pants, skirts, shorts, must be worn at natural waistline
- Students cannot wear clothes that show their under garments.
- Pants, shorts, and skirts must be secure above the hips
- Shirts, blouses, tops must be long enough that no skin is exposed when student is walking, sitting, or reaching.
- Shorts must be mid thigh in length
- Skirts and dresses must be below finger tips while standing and arms extended downward.
- Shoes must be worn at all times and secured properly
- Students may display a piercing at the ear only
Inappropriate:
- Clothing that is sagging, bagging, dragging the floor, or oversized.
- Sunglasses, hats and any type headgear.
- No item worn or carried by any student is permitted if it contains obscene, crude or offensive language, pictures, or slogans. Any statements or pictures pertaining to drugs, alcohol, violence, tobacco, gangs or sex is not permitted. Any items containing such messages may be confiscated. No writing on the seat of pants is permitted
- Tear-away styles and lace-up clothing are not permitted. This includes that which lace up the side, front or back and Velcro or snap-sided pants. No pajama pants.
- No see through or mesh fabrics permitted
- No jewelry with studs or spikes is permitted. Chains, such as those attached to wallets or purses, are not permitted. No chains on pants.
- No piercing of the body except the ear.
- Any distraction such as hair coloring or make up
- No muscle shirts (wife beaters), tank tops must be secure at top of arm, not spaghetti straps.
Students may not bring electronic devices (radios, CD players,
ipods, tape players, scanners) on school property. Cell Phones, Game Boys
and other sources of entertainment are not permitted.