Handbook: Dress Code
FORT RUCKER PRIMARY SCHOOL
Student dress and grooming habits are the responsibility of the student and the parent/guardian. Students are expected to dress neatly and wear clean and appropriate clothing while at school. Clothing or jewelry that poses a health or safety hazard or is disruptive to the orderly process of the school is prohibited. The following dress code shall be followed by all students at Ft. Rucker Primary School.
• Student dress should be in a manner that is safe, appropriate, does not present a danger, and/or does not distract from or disrupt the school climate.
• Tee shirts or other garments which depict violence, sex, vulgarity or other inappropriate scenes or wording are not permitted.
• Clothing that is too tight or too short is not acceptable.
• Caps, hats and other headgear should be put away once school grounds are reached.
• Tennis shoes are required.
• Biker shorts and other tight or binding clothing should be covered with a skirt.
• Blouses/shirts must cover mid-section No spaghetti-straps or muscle shirts.
• Shorts must be worn under dresses.
• Overall straps/suspenders must be fastened.
• No dangling earrings or hoops are permitted.
• No hats/kerchiefs for boys OR girls.
• No sprayed hair or distracting hairstyles.
• No umbrellas.
• No tattoos-permanent of temporary.
The student may be sent home or parents may be requested to bring a change of clothing to the school if dress is inappropriate.
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Fort Rucker Elementary School
The first requirement of quality education is to create a safe and disciplined learning environment while maintaining the focus on academic achievement. The FRES Standards of Dress minimize disruptions and distractions caused by inappropriate attire and foster a safe, orderly, professional learning environment. The policy includes all students in grades two through six. The FRES student attire is available in the Ft. Rucker PX and other retail outlets.
All clothing must be solid in color.
Acceptable fabrics are cotton, cotton blends, corduroy, wool, or denim. No spandex, nylon, leather or leather-like material is allowed.
Shoes
Shoes must be low heeled with closed toe/heel and be laced, tied/fastened properly at all times. (no Wheelies/ skate shoes, crocs, sandals, flip-flops, or open toes shoes of any kind) On physical educations days, shoes must be safe and appropriate for P.E.
Boy’s and Girl’s Shirts
•Shirts must be solid in color. Logos for shirts, sweaters, and sweat shirts must be no larger than a quarter in size.
• Pullover polo style or dress shirts/blouses with short or long sleeve. Shirts must have collars.
• Size appropriate sweaters/sweatshirts must be solid in color. They may not be hooded nor may they have writing/pictures of any kind. They must be worn over policy approved shirt.
• Turtle neck sweaters/shirts are acceptable in solid colors.
• Shirts, t-shirts, or sweat shirts with Fort Rucker Elementary school/band/choir/DARE logos are allowed.
• No sleeveless, see though materials, or spaghetti strap.
• All shirts must be tucked in with no midriff showing. • Outerwear must be put away upon entering the building.
Boys and girls slacks, shorts, skorts, jumpers, dresses, skirts, capris -
• Colors must be solid.
• Acceptable colors are denim, khaki, navy, and black.
• Shorts/skorts must have a 7-9 inch inseam.
• Skirt length must be no shorter than 4 inches above the knee
• Pants/shorts/skirts may have no decorative accents.
• Belts must be plain without studs or other decorations. No chain belts.
• The following are not acceptable Cargo pants, overalls, painter pants, spandex pants, draw string pants, warm-up pants, wind suits, excessively baggy, tight or revealing clothing.
• Bottoms should only have the 4 (four) traditional pockets. Pants with the small “hammer hangers” are acceptable. All Students
• Headgear—no headgear permitted—includes kerchiefs, bandannas and caps.
• Jewelry—no dangling earrings, hoops, collars and heavy chains.
• Hair—must be of natural color—not color or style that detracts from student learning.
• Armbands—no armbands (sweatbands) are allowed.
• Pants will not have frayed hems, rips, holes, tears or drag the floor.
• Clothing bearing reference to an illegal substance (including alcohol and tobacco), gang affiliation, racial expression, profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, or sexual connotation is prohibited.
• No tattoos.
Consequences for Dress Policy Violation
1st: Call home and have appropriate clothing brought to school or borrowed from nurse and warning.
2nd: Call home and have appropriate clothing brought to school or borrowed from nurse and warning.
3rd: 1 day detention
4th: 2 days detention
5th: Parents and sponsor representative to meet with principal.
This dress policy is designed to be a religiously neutral, mandatory, universally applicable policy. However we recognize that in some unique circumstances, accommodations or exceptions to the dress policy based upon medical or religious justifications are reasonable and appropriate. Nevertheless, the mere fact that a request for accommodation is sincerely made and supported by the appropriate documentation does not mean that it will automatically be granted. The school must also determine that the requested manner of accommodation is "reasonable" in light of all the facts and circumstances.
New students, who register after the first day of school, will be given 15 days before being expected to adhere to the standard of dress.
Administrators will address all situations (excessive accessories or items not covered) that may interrupt the learning environment. The Principal is the final authority.