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Wheatland Union High
School encourages students to dress to maintain a respectable appearance. Students
are to attend school dressed in a respectful manner so as not to offend or
disrupt student learning. Please look at the following dress code parameters
and make sure your son or daughter has read and understands all of the
restrictions.
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offense – Student will
be required to change out of the inappropriate clothing.
Parents may be called to either bring a change of clothes or to
authorize the student to go home to change.
Students repeatedly violating the dress code will be subject to the
following disciplinary procedures.
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| Second
offense – Saturday
school (4 hours)
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| Third
offense – One day
suspension
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| Fourth
offense – Three day
suspension |
| 1. |
Clothing, jewelry,
and body markings must be free of writing, pictures, or any other insignia
which is crude, vulgar, profane, sexually suggestive or which advocates
racial, ethnic, sexual preference, or religious prejudice, or the
use of alcohol or drugs.
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| 2. |
The following are
prohibited:
Any apparel, jewelry, accessory, notebook, personal belongings or
manner of grooming which, by virtue of its color, arrangement, trademark,
or other attribute, denotes membership in gangs or other groups which
advocate drug or alcohol use, violence or disruptive behavior, is
prohibited.
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| 3. |
Clothes shall be sufficient to conceal all
undergarments at all times.
The following are prohibited:
| Muscle shirts (“beaters”) |
| Bare midriffs |
| Cleavage |
| Skirts or shorts shorter than midway between the hip and the knee
(including skirt slits). Shorts must have a minimum of 4" inseam. |
| Shirts without straps that go over each shoulder and attach to
garment on other end. |
| Inappropriately open backs |
| Spaghetti straps |
| Tank tops with less than 1” width straps |
| Pajamas or sleepwear |
| Slippers |
| Saggy pants. Underwear may not be exposed. This includes boxers,
sports bras, bras and tank-top style undershirts. |
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4. |
Hats, caps, or other headgear must not be worn in the classroom.
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| 5. |
Rule of Thumb. Maintain a clean, neat appearance. |
Disclaimer: Administration reserves the right to
deem dress inappropriate as proven necessary by unforeseen circumstances and/or
through recommendation of the Wheatland Police department or the Yuba County
Gang Task Force. (August 2007)
If you have any questions or are seeking additional
clarification on this policy, please contact our Assistant Principal, Helmut
Skujins (hskujins wheatlandhigh.org
or 530-633-3100 x103).
Download a copy of the WHS
Dress Code Policy (155K PDF). |
