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Dress Code

MLK Dress Code Guidelines

Tops/Shirts/Blouses 

  • Must have sleeves and fully cover cleavage, stomach, and back this includes during check in process
  • No mesh or see through tops
  • No excessively tight or baggy tops
  • Hoodies are not permitted
  • Hats/bandanas/head coverings are not to be worn in the building. They must be removed upon entering the building and turned in at check in.
  • Head wraps or head bands must not cover the top of the head, but are permitted.
  • A t-shirt must be worn during check in if you wear an over-garment
  • No writing or images that are vulgar, sexually suggestive, profane, harassing to any group, potentially gang-related, contain weapons or violence, or are alcohol, tobacco, or drug related.
  • No in Memory- of attire
  • No Excessive embellishments on shirts/ clothing
  • No spaghetti strap tops
  • No crop tops
  • Appropriate tops under jackets (no half bras or sport bras)

Bottoms/Pants/Skirts/Shorts/Capris 

  • Bottoms must fit and be worn at the natural waist with body and undergarments covered.
  • If students' bottoms can not be worn and maintained at the waistline they will need to be changed.
  • No sagging, continual violations will result in a required use of a belt appropriately, this applies to garments with or without belt loops.
  • Shorts/ Skirts/ Dresses must come to the top of the knee.
  • No Excessive embellishments on pants
  • No holes in pants above the knee without undercoverage
  • No mesh or see through shorts/pants
  • No leggings, tights or yoga pants are to be worn unless worn under an appropriate length dress, shirt or shorts ( at the knee)
  • No Pajama/ Sleeping Pants
  • No writing or images that are vulgar, sexually suggestive, profane, harassing to any group, potentially gang-related, contain weapons or violence, or are alcohol, tobacco, or drug related.

Shoes

  • Must be closed toed with back
  • No Sandals, Crocs, House Slippers/ Slide shoes

Items that may not be worn

  • No necklaces, key rings, or jewelry may be worn outside the shirts or blouses
  • No item of apparel that is vulgar, sexually suggestive, profane, harassing to any group, potentially gang-related, contains weapons or violence, or are alcohol, tobacco, or drug related.
  • Only one ring per hand
  • No Metal pics, rat tail combs, large brushes, combs with points- they may be turned at check-in this is done so at your own risk.
  • No belt buckles larger than a credit card.

Points of Emphasis in Dress Code

  • No holes in garments above the top of the knee without coverage/ backing.
  • No Sagging pants
  • No Metal pics, rat tail combs, large brushes, combs with points- they may be turned at check-in this is done so at your own risk.
  • No belt buckles larger than a credit card
  • Admin reserves final say about dress code
  • If students' bottoms can not be worn and maintained at the waistline they will need to be changed.

General Understandings  

  • No writing or images that are vulgar, sexually suggestive, profane, harassing to any group, potentially gang-related, contain weapons or violence, or are alcohol, tobacco, or drug related.
  • No in Memory attire including but not limited to shirts, tags, bottoms, footwear, accessory
  • No extremes of dress that, in the opinion of school administration, will cause a disruption to the school day.
  • Students will not be able to wear any clothing item sensitive to the metal detectors in the building.