BFCS DRESS CODE

Benjamin Franklin students are expected to dress in a neat, conservative fashion reflecting pride in themselves and their school. The dress code is established to help ensure an atmosphere conducive to student learning and free from unnecessary distractions. Pride in student dress is one of the most observable differences at Benjamin Franklin Charter School. It is both the parents’ and the child’s responsibility to ensure compliance with the dress code. If a student is not in compliance with the dress code, parents will be notified. Students who are out of dress code may be sent home or placed in an alternative environment to do classwork until the issue is resolved. The school administration will make final decisions regarding any questions concerning the dress code. This dress code applies to ALL students. All clothing must be modest in style and fit. Clothing may not be too tight or revealing.

Tops:

✻ Must be size appropriate

✻ Must cover the shoulders, chest, and back

✻ Must overlap the waistband

Not permitted:

⭙ Tank tops, sheer shirts, and open backs unless layered with a modest shirt

⭙ At no time should undergarments/straps show

Bottoms:

✻ Must be size appropriate

✻ Must be clean and in good repair (no frayed, distressed or ripped jeans, etc.)

✻ Shorts, skirts and dresses must be within 2 inches of the kneecap

Not permitted:

⭙ Pants with holes

⭙ Pajama pants

⭙ Sagging or dragging pants

⭙ Leggings or tights unless layered with a dress code compliant dress or skirt

Other:

✻ Sunglasses, hats and hoods are permitted, but must be removed when inside a building.

✻ Piercings may only be worn in the ears

✻ Hair must be natural in color (includes clip-ins and accessories)

✻ Shoes must be worn with socks, laced, buckled, and enclosed at the toe and heel

Not permitted:

⭙ Makeup

⭙ Any attire or jewelry that presents a safety hazard (loop or dangling earrings, spiked jewelry, chains, etc.)

⭙ Exposed piercings other than ears, gauges

⭙ Exposed tattoos or other forms of body decoration, including drawing on yourself or others

⭙ Extreme haircuts/styles- mohawks, shaved words or designs, unnatural colors

⭙ Flip flops, clogs, or other non-secured footwear

⭙ Clothing that has inappropriate writing or pictures