School Policies - Dress and Grooming, Personal Appearance, Student Attire

The primary purpose of the school program is education. Students in their manner of dress and grooming must be considerate of their fellow students so as not to distract them or be disruptive to the school program. Each student should strive to maintain a manner of dress appropriate to classroom atmosphere and reflective of individual pride in self and school.

Specific dress rules include:

1. Students shall not wear clothing or other apparel, which creates a concern for safety.

2. Students should not wear clothing that suggests themes of profanity, tobacco use, alcohol/drugs, and promiscuity or gang association.

3. Sleeveless shirts or shirts exposing the midriff are not permitted during the school day.

4. Hats, caps, sunglasses, picks, combs, headbands, bandanas, and other head coverings should not be worn in the building. If taken by a teacher or administrator, the article will be returned to the parent/guardian.

5. Students are encouraged not to wear jackets or coats during the school day. Lockers are provided for the storage of these items.

6. Students are encouraged not to carry heavy backpacks and/or oversized sport bags into classrooms. Student lockers are provided for the storage of these items.
    

In their dress and grooming, students (aided by parental guidance) must accept the responsibility to themselves and their school of assisting in the maintenance of reasonable standards of health, safety, sanitation, and decency on school premises. In a student’s dress and grooming, he must take into consideration classes where additional safety measures are required, such as industrial education shops, laboratories, physical education and art classes, and in general those classes where inappropriate dress or grooming present a danger to the health or safety of the students or others present. In the interests of safety, students must use footwear with rubber or hard soles.

Students inappropriately dressed may be directed to change clothes, be sent home, or be required to wear loaned replacements.
 

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Last Updated on July 29, 2004

Bloomington High School, Bloomington, Illinois  61701