Dress Code

The Middletown Elementary School student dress code supports equitable educational access for all students. It will be enforced consistently and in a manner that does not reinforce stereotypes or increase marginalization or oppression of any group. Middletown Elementary’s dress code is designed to do the following:

Make certain all students are comfortable, safe, and ready to learn
Enable students to participate in all activities that they may encounter throughout the day
Reduce distractions in the classroom for all students

To accomplish this, the following dress code rules apply:

Pants/Skirts/Shorts/Dresses

Pants must be worn at the waist
No underwear is to be exposed
Shorts, skirts, skorts, and dresses must be fingertip length; leggings must be worn under skirts and dresses

Tops

No bare shoulders
No spaghetti straps
No low cut arm holes
Midriffs must not be exposed
No inappropriate messages or images are to be displayed on any clothing

** Hoodies, light jackets, sweaters, and sweatshirts are acceptable for indoor wear.

Hats

Hats/hoods are not to be worn in the school building unless a special Hat Day is declared. There are no restrictions on attire worn for religious reasons.

Jewelry/Makeup/Headbands

If jewelry/makeup/headbands are worn, and it is deemed unsafe or interferes in any way with classroom or school instruction, school personnel will ask a student to remove it.

Shoes

No heels
No sandals/flip flops/open-toed shoes
No Heely-type shoes (shoes that have wheels in the soles)

** On physical education (PE) instruction days, athletic shoes must be worn.

The above items are general guidelines, but this is not an exhaustive list of inappropriate clothing. Therefore, administrators are the final decision-making authority in the enforcement and interpretation of the dress code.