JICA

 

Student Dress Code

A safe and disciplined learning environment is essential to a quality educational program. District-wide standards on student attire are intended to help students concentrate on schoolwork, reduce discipline problems, and improve school order and safety. The Board recognizes that students have a right to express themselves through dress and personal appearance; however, students must not wear apparel that is deemed disruptive or potentially disruptive to the classroom environment or to the maintenance of a safe and orderly school.

Any student deemed in violation of the dress code will be required to change into appropriate clothing or make arrangements to have appropriate clothing brought to school immediately. In this case, there will be no further penalty.

If the student cannot promptly obtain appropriate clothing: 

1. On the first offense, the student will be given a written warning and an administrator will notify the student’s parents/guardians and will be allowed back to class when appropriate clothing is obtained. 
2. On the second offense, the student will remain in the administrative office for the day and do schoolwork, and a conference with parents/guardians will be held. The timeout of class for the second offense will be considered an excused absence.
3. On the third offense, the student may be subject to suspension or other disciplinary action in accordance with Board policy concerning student suspensions, expulsions, and other disciplinary interventions. 

Unacceptable Items

The following items are not acceptable in school buildings, on school grounds, or at school activities:

1. Sunglasses and/or hats worn inside the building. Shorts, dresses, skirts or other similar clothing shorter than mid-thigh length.
2.  Inappropriately sheer, tight, or low-cut clothing (e.g., midriffs, halter tops, backless clothing, tub tops, garments made of fishnet, mesh or similar material, muscle tops, etc.) that bare or expose traditionally private parts of the body including, but not limited to, the stomach, buttocks, back and chest. 
3. Any inappropriate or disruptive clothing, paraphernalia, grooming, jewelry, hair coloring, accessories, or body adornments that are or contain any advertisement, symbols, words, slogans, patches, or pictures that: 

• Refer to drugs, tobacco, alcohol, or weapons
• Are of a sexual nature
• By virtue of color, arrangement, trademark, or other attributes denotes membership in gangs that advocate drug use, violence, or disruptive behavior.
• Are obscene, profane, vulgar, lewd, or legally libelous
• Threaten the safety or welfare of any person
• Promote any activity prohibited by the student code of conduct
• Otherwise, disrupts the teaching-learning process

Graduation Adornments

Graduating students are expected to wear the attire customarily worn for the graduation ceremony at their school, with the specific exceptions outlined below.

A student may adorn the cap, gown, or stole customarily worn at their school with traditional objects of tribal regalia and/or objects of cultural or religious significance.

Adornments are something worn in addition to, but not replacing, graduation attire, and are not limited to decorating graduation caps. Tribal regalia or objects of cultural or religious significance means formal attire used in recognized practices and traditions of a certain group of people. Adornments cannot include any alphabetical letters other than the student’s name or numerals other than the graduating class (e.g. Class of 2022). Other written statements, phrases, or slogans are not permitted.

Students may be required to request permission to wear an adornment in advance, and the district reserves the right to prohibit any adornments that are obscene, defamatory, fraudulent, profane, threatening, inappropriate, or disruptive or violate the dress code in any other manner. If it is determined that the adornment would cause a substantial disruption based on reliable evidence, the student’s request may be denied. Students who wear adornments that have not been approved may be required to remove the adornment if the adornment is substantially disruptive.

Exceptions

• Appropriate athletic clothing may be worn in physical education classes. 
• Clothing normally worn when participating in school-sponsored extracurricular or sports activities (such as cheerleading uniforms and the like) may be worn to school when approved by the sponsor or coach. 
• Appropriate clothing that represents local community groups (for example; 4-H shooting team or awards.)

Building principals, in conjunction with the school accountability committee, may develop and adopt school-specific dress codes that are consistent with this policy.

Adopted: November 26, 2996

Revised: July 25, 2000

Revised: July 18, 2002

Revised: November 27, 2007

Revised: August 28, 2012

Revised: September 10, 2013

Revised: August 27, 2019

Revised: August 10, 2020

Revised: October 26, 2022

Revised: November 13, 2024

LEGAL REF.: C.R.S. 22-32-109.1 (2)(a (I)(J)(boards duty to adopt student dress code)

CROSS REFS.: IMDB, Flag Displays

JBB*, Sexual Harassment

JIC, Student Conduct

JICDA, Code of Conduct

JICF, Secret Societies/Gang Activity

JICH, Drug and Alcohol   Involvement by Students

JICI, Weapons in School

JK, Student Discipline

JKD/JKE, Suspension/Expulsion of Students

Garfield School District No. Re-2, Rifle, Colorado