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Dress Code

Poth ISD Dress and Grooming (All Grade Levels) 

Poth ISD takes pride in the appearance of its students.  The Dress Code is intended to promote responsibility and good citizenship in a safe and respectful learning environment.  It is established to teach grooming and hygiene, prevent disruption, and minimize safety hazards.  Students and parents may determine a student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the following.

DRESS CODE STANDARDS  

While it is inevitable that there will be differences of opinion as to the appropriateness of dress, grooming, and/or determining whether or not a student’s attire is disruptive or distracting to the educational environment of the school, the final determination will be made by the campus administration.  School administrators, faculty, and staff will be responsible for enforcing the student dress code according to the following standards:  

Clothing

In order to be respectful and not distract from the learning environment, students must wear clothing that covers their bodies from just below their collarbones down through their mid thighs. Compression clothing/leggings (below the knee only) made of spandex or other material must have a shirt or other item of clothing worn over them that completely covers the student’s bottom. Pants, skirts, leggings, and shorts must be worn at the waistline. All clothing should be appropriate to the student’s age, the school setting, and weather conditions. Shorts should be worn under dresses and skirts and appropriate undergarments should be worn.

In order to be SAFE, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE, the following are not allowed:

  • Clothing displaying print or pictures that are vulgar, obscene, violent, promote hate, relate to or depict sex, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gangs, cults, weapons, or profanity
  • Clothing that is revealing, see-through, sheer, or exposes undergarments
  • Clothing that is excessively large, baggy, small, or tight
  • Strapless, low cut, spaghetti strap, backless, midriff, or muscle shirts (outside gym)

Accessories

Accessories should not cause distractions and should be kept to a minimum.  

In order to be SAFE, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE, the following items are not allowed:

  • Facial or body piercings of any kind are not allowed including Band Aids covering them, with the exception of earlobe earrings for girls may be worn
  • Visible tattoos are not allowed
  • Head coverings such as; Hats/caps, beanies, hoods of hoodies and sunglasses may not be worn inside buildings

Shoes and Footwear

Student's shoes should be comfortable and safe for the activities in which they will participate. Wearing flip-flops/slides is strongly discouraged as these types of shoes can pose a hazard with furniture and doors inside the buildings and with equipment on the playground/outdoors. 

In order to be SAFE, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE, the following are not allowed:

  • Slippers, house shoes, or shower shoes
  • Shoes with rollers in the soles
  • Steel-toed or hard plastic-toed boots or shoes

Grooming

Students’ hair should be neat, groomed, and styled in a manner not to cause a distraction.

In order to be SAFE, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE, the following are not allowed:

  • Hair that is dyed/colored an unnatural color (green, blue, etc.), is styled in a radically different manner, or is a distraction, is not allowed
  • Symbols, designs, letters and/or numbers may not be cut or shaved into the hair
  • Hair may not hang over the face and eyes or be distracting to others or self
  • 6-12th grade male students’ hair should be kept in a neat, clean style and may not extend beyond the bottom of a dress shirt collar
  • Male students may not wear hair buns 
  • Beards and mustaches are not allowed; must be clean-shaven
  • Extracurricular participation will require additional grooming standards with regard to males’ hair, and will be addressed by coaches and sponsors at the start of the season

Extracurricular participation is a privilege by which students represent Poth ISD. For that reason, the principal, in cooperation with the sponsor, coach, or other person in charge of an extracurricular activity, may regulate the dress and grooming of students who participate in the activity. Students who violate dress and grooming standards established for such an activity may be removed or excluded from the activity for a period determined by the principal or sponsor, and may be subject to other disciplinary action, as specified in the Student Code of Conduct.

Repeated dress code offenses may result in more serious disciplinary action. Appropriate discipline procedures shall be followed in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. If the principal determines that a student’s grooming or clothing violates the school’s dress code, the student will be given an opportunity to correct the problem at school. If not corrected, the student may be assigned to in-school suspension for the remainder of the day, until the problem is corrected, or until a parent or designee brings an acceptable change of clothing to the school. Repeated offenses may result in more serious disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.