Contacts:

Leora Leverett
Dick Holden

Student Dress Expectations

Southridge's student dress expecations are established to eliminate disruptions to the educational process caused by individual attire. These expecations are also designed to enhance school-to-work transitional skills and behaviors.

These expecations are as follows:

  1. No personalized messages or nicknames on clothing.
  2. No clothing which advertises alcohol, tobacco, or drugs or which expresses or suggests lewd, sexual, discriminatory, or harassment messages.
  3. No clothing which bares the midriff (i.e., halters, half-shirts, tank shirts, etc.) or exposes any portion of the anatomy or undergarments in a manner which disrupts the educational process or is offensive.
  4. No headgear in the form of hats, caps, scarves, bandanas will be worn in the building.
  5. No bare shoulders (strapless), bareback tops, halter style tops, spaghetti straps, or single shoulder tops allowed at school.
  6. Shorts and skirts (including skorts) need to be reasonable in length (mid-thigh), must be presentable, and will be subject to administrative approval.
  7. Clothing is to fit the individual; sagging pants or extremely oversized clothing is not to be worn. Pants must be worn at the waistline. Undergarments (i.e., bra straps and undershorts) must be covered.
  8. Pagers and cell phones are not to be used during the day. Disturbances caused by these devices will result in confiscation.
  9. The school administration/staff will determine wheter garments are disruptive to the educational process, including graments not listed in the current dress expecations.

Violation of the student dress expectations will result in the student being immediately sent home to change into appropriate attire for school or requiring a parent or guardian to bring appropriate attire for the student.

Due to the gang influences in the community, it is necessary to restrict the outward affirmations of gang affiliation. Additional restrictions may be added on occasion after consultation with local law enforcement agencies.

Students will not be permitted to wear the following:

  1. All black clothing (head to toe).
  2. Clothing with logos recognized as gang-related by local school and/or police officials.
  3. Trench coats or other exessively baggy outerwear.
  4. Headmands, hair nets, bandannas (do-rags), colored shoelaces, and hanging belts.
  5. Coveralls which are not completely fastened.
  6. Groups of individuals dressed in identical clothes (excluding school teams and ASB-sponsored groups).
  7. C lothing with old english lettering that is identified to be gang-related. Examples could include "In Memory of ...", "Smile Now, Cry Later", "Homies", etc.
  8. Chains attatched to clothing and rings with more than one finger hole.
  9. Any gang-related tattoo, permanent or temporary, must be covered.

These restrictions are designed to safeguard our students. Parent cooperation is greatly appreciated.