In order to better plan your school clothing purchases, please be advised of the following:
Students must wear socially acceptable attire. Staff members have the final say in determining if a student's dress is appropriate. If requested, a student must remedy their dress by changing or will be given a change of clothing from the office.
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All clothing with slogans, advertising, and graphics is allowed except those with nudity, profanity, words or pictures that would be offensive, show graphic violence, or those promoting alcohol or drug use.
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Clothing or combination of clothing must show no skin between the pants and shirt when standing with arms by your side.
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Clothing must cover, at minimum, half of the shoulder,and any undergarments on the shoulders - no spaghetti straps.
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Clothing must cover all briefs or other undergarments.
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Shorts and skirts must cover at least half of the thigh.
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Clothing must be modest in regards to neckline, style and material. Please ensure that no cleavage or undergarments are clearly visible.
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Hats are acceptable for the hallways, CTS shops and foyer, but students are asked to remove them in the office, library, classrooms, cafeteria, gym during assemblies.
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Grad, Prom, and School Formal Dances, dresses are exempt from the standards listed above, although students are strongly recommended to follow regular school year guidelines.
These standards can also be summarized by saying staff and students cannot wear clothing that shows or reveals; bras, breasts, bums, briefs, bellies or bare backs. The six “B”s.
All staff will adhere to these standards and will also enforce these standards both within their classrooms and throughout the school. If a student has clothing that does not meet the standard, they will be given the opportunity to change clothes, wear something over top of the offending article of clothing or turn their shirt inside out.
Students will not be excused from school to return home to change during class time.