The Waynesville R-VI School District believes that a strong relationship exists between what a student wears and the attitude and behavior he/she displays. We ask all parents and students to understand that different modes of dress are appropriate for different activities, and that not all modes are suitable for school or school activities. Below are guidelines for students and parents to help them avoid attire or grooming which interfere with the learning environment or constitutes a threat to the health or safety of other students.

Examples include but are not limited to the following: Dress, personal appearance, and grooming must be clean and conform to appropriate health, safety and sanitation standards. Students may not wear headgear, jacket hoods, hair picks, bandanas, hats, caps, scarves, sweatbands, or sunglasses in the building. Hats must be left in the student’s locker, not carried. Student tops, blouses and shirts must have a sleeve. No sleeveless tops, tank tops, muscle shirts, halter-tops will be allowed. Mesh jerseys may only be worn over shirts. Both shoulders should be covered. "Capped" sleeves are acceptable. Students may not wear mesh or see-through clothing; clothing that exposes a bare midriff, backside, cleavage or undergarments. Students shall not wear shorts or skirts that are above the knee. Shorts and skirts should be knee-length or below. Clothing should be no shorter than right at the knee (above the knee cap). No holes in clothing, cut or torn which exposes skin or undergarments above the knee are permitted. Tights and leggings are defined as undergarments, and clothing of the appropriate length must be worn over them. Pants will be worn appropriately, not below the waistline. Underwear may not be worn as outerwear or exposed to view. Any attire or tattoos depicting or suggesting (including any innuendo alluding to) vulgarity; profanity; sexual matters; gang association or advertisement; violence, tobacco, alcohol or drug use; or those which are ethnically derogatory are prohibited. Loungewear or pajamas, including footwear is not permitted. Gang related colors, tags, symbols or apparel is not permitted. Jewelry or apparel that is considered disruptive, excessive or posses a threat to the safety of the student or others (chains, wallet chains extreme rings, spiked bracelets, or sharp objects, etc.) is not permitted. Face paintings, writing or drawings on skin are not allowed in school. Oversized coats must be kept in lockers during the school day.

The administration will determine whether clothing is inappropriate. Teachers are expected to refer students who are in violation of the dress code to the office. The principal may temporarily isolate or suspend any student whose dress is prohibited by this dress code, but the student may be readmitted upon the correction of the problem. In the event the student is not reinstated by the morning following the infraction, the principal shall handle the matter as he/she would any other disruptive student.

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