School Uniforms and Dress Code
All students must adhere to the District’s dress code.
The student and parent may determine the student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with Principles 1, 2, 3 and 4 as outlined below.
- Principle 1 - Certain body parts must be covered for all students at all times. Clothes must be worn in a way such that the chest and abdomen, genitals, and buttocks are fully covered with opaque fabric. Shorts/Skirts are to be no more than 3-inches above the knee.
- Principle 2 - Students Must Wear (while following Principle 1 above): A shirt with sleeves and fabric that touches the waistband in the front and back and on the sides under the arms; Pants/jeans or the equivalent (skirt, sweat-pants, leggings, a dress, shorts) and shoes.
- Principle 3 - Students May Wear, as long as these items do not violate Principle 1 or 2 above:
- Hats must allow the face and ears to be visible to staff and not interfere with the line of sight;
- Sweatshirts with hoods. Wearing hood over the head is allowed but face and ears must be visible to school staff;
- Fitted pants, opaque leggings, yoga-style pants and “skinny jeans;”
- Ripped jeans, as long as undergarments and buttocks are not exposed; and/or
- Athletic attire.
- Principle 4 - Students Cannot Wear:
- Images or language depicting drugs or alcohol (or any illegal item or activity) or any other substance prohibited under FNCF(LEGAL):
- Hate speech, Profanity, Pornography, Lowell Student Handbook.
- Images or language that creates a hostile or intimidating environment based on any protected class or consistently marginalized groups,
- Violent language or images,
- Any clothing that reveals visible undergarments, Swimsuits (except as required in class, field trips or athletic practice),
- Accessories that could be considered dangerous or could be used as a weapon, and/or
- Any item that obscures the face or ears (except as a religious observance).
Read the full policy here: https://schools.saisd.net/upload/page/9349/docs/FNCALOCALBoardApproved.pdf Questions? Please call 210-228-1225 for more information.