Parents and students are largely responsible for student look and dress in the Madison County School District. However, some scholar clothing may not be appropriate to wear to school despite the possibility that it may be worn in different settings. The School Board has established the following brief rules for students’ look and dress in order to help parents and students in making informed decisions about how to dress and costume for school.
Students must be dressed appropriately, neatly, and with proper cleanliness according to the standards of look. Students are expected to dress in appropriate manners and perform grooming in accordance with educational requirements. Even if the particular situation is not covered by the details below, the principal is responsible for making sure that any student’s attire and/or appearance is neither serious nor dangerous to him/herself, others, or school property. The primary or headmaster’s designee has the ultimate authority for interpreting whether a person’s apparel/appearance conforms to the dress code.
Madison County School District
Students are permitted to wear comfortable clothing to school that is appropriate for the environment, safe for students, and doesn’t cause significant or material disruption to the institution.
1. Brain
Caps, hats, headgear, visors, sunglasses, bandanas or other head coverings shall not be worn while on campus during the school day, except with administrative permission (i. e. medical necessity, religious, school related events). However, individuals may wear sunglasses, caps or other sun-protective use while outside during school hours, such as when kids are at corner or in physical education classes, however, this excludes move between sessions. Section 1001.43 ( 1 ) ( b ), Florida Statutes]. During the construction process, all hoodies must be removed from the scalp.
2. UPPER Apparel
• Kids may use the following top clothes: tops with or without collars, t-shirts or button-down shirts that are any color or shade design. As long as school site administrators deems it ideal, these shirts perhaps have logos or writing on them. (Printed profanity or language/symbols/styles that promote the use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco products, gang-related or other illegal activities are prohibited.)
• Garments may become a size and fit appropriate for the student’s build and stature.
• Clothing exposing the neck or midriff, either forward, backwards or sides, may not become worn. The following products are prohibited: collar tops, pipe tops, backless dresses/tops, spaghetti straps, tank heads, one-strap/one make heads and dressy tops.
• Garments may not be made of clear or “see through” materials. Note: If panties are visible, the top garment is not permitted.
• All upperwear must have reasonable necklines. Low cut collars are prohibited, and the split of clothes had not introduce undergarments or breasts.
• Shirts may touch, at a minimum, the bottom part of lower clothing at all times.
• Cloths that are unpleasant, distracting or improper are prohibited, including, but not limited to, those with see-through supplies, spandex products, pajamas, rips/tears, printed vulgarity, or language/symbols/styles that promote the use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco products, gang-related or other unlawful activities.
3. LOWER GARMENTS
• Students may wear lower clothing that has tears or rips, provided they are below the knee. Students must wear clothing underneath to conceal the skin above the knee if rips or tears are above the knee.
• While seated, underwear and buttocks must remain completely covered.
• Dresses, skirts, and shorts must be worn at waist level with the waistband on the skirts and must be mid-thigh or shorter in length.
• A top no shorter than the middle of a thigh must be worn underneath leggings.
• Between the hips and the waist, the waistband of pants, shorts, or skirts must be present.
• Undergarments as outerwear, pajama pants, bathing suits, cheer shorts, bike shorts and spandex material bottoms are prohibited. (Examples: Leggings, jeggings, tights, yoga pants, etc.)
4. ACCESSORIES
• Clothing, jewelry and accessories shall not convey messages that are: crude, vulgar/profane, violent/death-oriented, gang related, sexually suggestive, promote alcohol, drugs or tobacco.
• Jewelry or accessories, to include body piercings that pose a safety concern for the student or others are prohibited. Dog collars, wallet chains, combs, large hair picks or chains that connect one part of the body to another are prohibited.
• Blankets should not be brought to school unless approved by school administration.
• Students may continue to wear face masks. Face masks may be any color or pattern. The only writing that is permitted is the student’s given name (no nicknames) and/or school logos.
• Clothing, jewelry and/or accessories (such as backpacks and/or purses) with decorations, symbols, mottos, slogans, signs, images or designs which are offensive to good taste, the maintenance of good decorum or illegal are prohibited. Examples include, but are not limited to, anything that promotes drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gang identification, weapons or lewd sexual behavior, symbols or writings that have racial (e. g. swastikas, rebel flags, etc.) or sexual connotation, or profane language.
5. FOOTWEAR
• Students are required to wear appropriate, safe footwear for the classroom.
• Cleats, slippers and shoes with wheels are not permitted to be worn on campus. Clothes may be worn for appropriate extracurricular activities in designated areas.
• Grades PK-8: All footwear must be “closed toe and heal”. No flip flops, sandals or “Crocs” including Croc-like shoes.
• Students in Grades 9-12 are permitted to wear appropriate slides, flip flops, sandals and Crocs.
VIOLATION OF DRESS CODE
A student may be asked to bring an appropriate change of clothes to school or be asked to leave an after-school activity if the principal believes a student’s attire does not meet the Board policy. For breaking the school’s dress code policy, the student may also face discipline. Repeated violations may have more serious consequences as they get worse.
NOTE: The principal or the principal’s designee has the final authority for interpreting whether a student’s apparel/appearance conforms to the dress code and hinders the education /safety of all students.