Published: April 30, 2008 01:12 am            

Standardized dress guidelines for HISD

The Huntsville Independent School District’s dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, instill discipline, prevent disruption, avoid safety hazards and to teach respect for authority.

A student’s appearance has much to do with the way the student feels about himself or herself. Appearance also affects the way in which students respond to each other, to staff, to their own success and has a great deal to do with the learning atmosphere of the school.

Because of this, the Huntsville Independent School district has established the following standardized dress code for students in grades 5–12.

The district prohibits any clothing or grooming that, in the principal’s or assistant principal’s judgment, may reasonably be expected to cause disruption of/or interference with normal school operations.

The policy governing campus dress and grooming shall be enforced uniformly and fairly by the faculty and the administration. It shall be the responsibility of the professional staff to determine the appropriateness of proper dress for all school occasions.

Parents will be notified of inappropriate dress. All dress code regulations will be enforced.

Because the code will be strictly enforced this year on all campuses, we suggest that you keep your receipts when purchasing clothes for this year in case an item is inappropriate. If in doubt, ask the campus principal.



Slacks, Skirts, Shorts, Skorts, Dresses, Jumpers, or Capris

• Slacks shall be solid color black, navy, or khaki — no denim.

• Slacks must fit at the waist and be appropriately hemmed or cuffed at or below the ankle, and must not extend beyond the front end/toe of the shoe and may not drag the ground. Pants may not be tucked into shoes or boots.

• Shorts, skirts, skorts, capris must be to the top of the kneecap or longer. Slits in skirts must not come above the knee.

• Zipper in pants must be “on the torso.”

• Belts are required.

• Brand logo on pants must be no more than 2 inch by 2 inches.



Shirts

• Shirts shall be solid color, short or long-sleeved (no v-neck) Polo style with two or three buttons.

• Any solid color undershirt (turtleneck, crew neck, v-neck) can be worn under the polo shirt.

• All shirts (Polo and undershirts) must be completely tucked in with a belt visible.

• Single logo should be no larger than 2 inches square.



Outerwear

• Solid color sweaters, jackets, and coats with no designs must stay unzipped/unbuttoned during school day.

• High school students may wear school letter jackets.



Belts/Buckles

• Buckles must be no larger than a credit card.

• Belt buckles must have smooth edges with no spikes, chains, or studs.

• Belts must be visible at all times.



Shoes

• Shoes must be a matching pair.

• Shoelaces must be appropriately tied and not tucked into shoe.

• House shoes and slippers are not allowed.

• Shoes should not have more than a 2-inch heel.

• Socks and hosiery must match and be solid color with no design.



General Guidelines

• All clothing must be clean and free from holes and tears.

• All clothing must be sized to fit.

• Shoes must be worn at all times.

• Student’s hair must be neat, clean and of a natural color, worn above the eyes.

• Boys’ hair must be trimmed at or above the collar, sideburns trimmed not to extend below the

ears and the face cleanly shaven.

• Clothing should not be altered from the manufactured state.

• Tattoos must be covered.

• Sunglasses may not be worn over the eyes except when prescribed by a physician.



Unacceptable

• Jeans

• Cargo pants

• Stretch pants, sweatpants, jogging pants, wind suits, warm-ups or coveralls.

• Pull-over sweatshirts or sweaters

• Hoodies

• Earrings on boys

• Make-up on boys

• Exposed body piercings except for

earrings worn by girls

• Head coverings

• Carvings of the hair or eyebrows

        

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