Mount Elden Middle School

Student Attire (5-302.A): 

It is the policy of Flagstaff Unified School District to prohibit discrimination and harassment in student attire and appearance. The District encourages students to take pride in their attire as it relates to the school setting. Students should dress in a manner that, in addition to the following guidelines, takes into consideration the educational environment, safety, health, and welfare of self and others.

Students must wear:

• Shirt with fabric in the front, back, and sides under the arms.
• Bottoms that extend to at least mid-thigh.
• Shoes appropriate to a safe educational environment.

Students may wear (examples may include):

• Fitted pants, leggings, yoga pants, jeggings, skinny jeans.
• Ripped jeans, provided holes/rips do not go above mid-thigh.
• Religious and cultural head coverings and hair accessories.
• Religious and cultural medallions, medals, or beads provided it does not create a safety hazard.
• Headbands
• Hats, beanies, and hoods in school environments, including the classroom when permitted by the teacher.

*Note: Students may be asked to remove accessories and/or change clothing during curriculum or activities in which these items present a safety hazard

Students may not wear:

• Shirts without shoulder material
• See-through materials that expose undergarments 2
• Graphic representations on clothing, accessories, or the body that display profanity, vulgarity, obscenities, hate speech, or promote alcohol, cigarettes, vaping, drugs, gang-related behavior*, or sexual activity
• Images or language on clothing, accessories, or body that display or create a hostile or intimidating environment E. Bathing suits
• Helmets or sunglasses, inside the building (unless medically necessary)
• Accessories that could be considered dangerous or could be used as a weapon
• Gang-related clothing (may include bandanas), which is defined by law enforcement.

Exceptions for special activities or health considerations may be pre-approved by the administrator. Attire should be appropriate for the weather during outside activities. These attire expectations shall apply to regular school days and summer schools; as well as any school-related activities. The purpose of the student attire policy and regulation is to ensure consistency and interpretation is implemented District-wide. It is the expectation and responsibility of staff to appropriately enforce student attire. Enforcement should be consistent with the District's discipline matrix. Failure to comply with the student attire policy should be enforced consistently with comparable behavior and conduct violations.