Policy
5511 DRESS AND GROOMING
The Board
of Education recognizes each pupil's mode of dress and grooming is a
manifestation of the pupil's personal style and individual preferences. The Board will impose its judgment on pupils
and parent(s) or legal guardian(s) only when a pupil's dress and grooming
affect the educational program of the schools.
Pupils
may not wear clothing or engage in grooming practices that present a health or
safety hazard to the individual pupil or to others; materially interfere with
school work, create disorder, or disrupt the educational program; cause
excessive wear or damage to school property; or prevent the pupil from
achieving his/her own educational objectives because of blocked vision or
restricted movement.
The Board
of Education prohibits pupils from wearing, while on school property, any type
of clothing, apparel or accessory which indicates that the pupil has membership
in, or affiliation with, any gang associated with criminal activities. The local law enforcement agency will advise
the Board, upon request, of gangs which are associated with criminal activities.
The Building
Principal shall determine whether the dress or grooming of pupils comes within
these prohibitions. (As noted in student/parent handbook when
appropriate.)
Staff
members shall demonstrate by example and precept wholesome attitudes toward
neatness, cleanliness, propriety, modesty, and good sense in attire and
appearance.
The
Superintendent shall, on consultation with staff members, pupils, and parent(s)
or legal guardian(s), prepare a dress code that imposes only minimum and
necessary limitations on a pupil's taste and individuality.
N.J.S.A. 18A:11-1, 18A:11-7, 18A:11-8, 18A:11-9
Adopted: 25 November 2002
Revised: 20 June 2005