District 108 expects parents and students to recognize their responsibilities for acceptable dress and grooming as long as it is not disruptive to the educational program of the school or a violation of standards relating to health, safety or decency.

Proper guidance in the development and maintenance of student pride in good habits of grooming, personal hygiene and dress should be continually supported by parents or guardians. The selection of clothing for daily attendance at school or at special school functions should be made with proper regard for modesty and good taste. School clothing should be neat and clean.

Inappropriate Dress
The following items will not help us recognize our objectives of proper dress and appearance. Therefore, they will be considered inappropriate:

• Articles of clothing that cause excessive maintenance problems - cleats on boots, shoes that scratch floors, clothing with metal rivets that scratch furniture, footwear with soles that mar the floors.
• Tube tops and fish-net tops
• Unnatural hair coloring, extreme hair styles, or suggestive tattoos
• Hats and sweatbands worn on the head
• Clothing or accessories that:
  • display vulgar or suggestive pictures
  • advertise alcohol, tobacco, or drugs
  • have suggestive lettering or profanity
  • are disrespectful to the American flag
  • do not meet at the waist and leave a bare midriff
  • are too short, tight fitting, or of such a nature as to be suggestive or revealing

Warm ups, sweat suits and shorts are permitted as seasonal dress.

The Board of Education takes seriously the necessity to insure a minimum standard which would not be disruptive to educational process or create a health or safety hazard.

Parents will be contacted about their child if the school administrator feels that his/her clothing violates the above rules or if his/her appearance causes a disturbance, a distraction or is a safety hazard.