Professional casual will be the dress code for all employees when students are in school.
To set a good example for students
To project a professional image as we deal with parents, business people and other educators
To promote teaching as a profession
Appropriate
Professional skirts and pant
Dress shorts for women, if worn with a jacket or vest
Inappropriate
Denim jeans and denim pants
Sweatpants and wind suits, except for physical education
"Stirrup" pants and leggings
Shorts for men, except for physical education
Skirts and shorts shorter than two inches above the knee and skirts with slits above the knee
Skirts, shorts, dresses or pants that are too tight
Skirts, shorts, dresses or pants that do not fit neatly
Appropriate
Professional Shoes
Inappropriate
Athletic shoes, except for physical education
Flip-flops
Appropriate
Shirts with collars and sleeves
Blouses that cover undergarments appropriately
Men encouraged to wear ties
School T-shirts and school related or seasonal sweatshirt with collars under special circumstances
Sleeves and necklines must cover undergarments
Inappropriate
T-shirts and sweatshirts
Tank tops and spaghetti-strap sun dresses
Any garment that shows the midriff
Shirts, blouses, T-shirts or sweatshirts that are too tight
Shirts, blouses, T-shirts or sweatshirts that do not fit neatly
Appropriate
Undergarments required
sock for men required
Inappropriate
Hat in the building
are not destructive to school property,
comply with requirements for health and safety,
do not interfere with the educational process of disrupt a recognized school function, and
reflect respect for the student, the school and the community.
Clothing and/or hair should not be so extreme or inappropriate to the school setting to disrupt the education process. For that reason, clothing deemed distracting, revealing, overly suggestive or otherwise disruptive will not be permitted.
Wearing accessories or clothing that could pose a safety threat to the student or other are not allowed.
Hats and sunglasses may not be worn in the building.
Attire must not evidence membership or affiliation with a "gang" in any negative sense of the term.
Appropriate, safe shoes must be worn at all times.
Attire must not be immodest, obscene, profane, lewd, vulgar, indecent or offensive.
Clothing that inappropriately exposes body partsis not permitted. Students will not expose undergarments.
Pants must be worn at the natural waistline and undergarments are not to be visible. Pants and slacks must not bag, sag or drag.
No clothing, jewelry, or tattoos are permitted that display profanity, suggestive phrases, or advertisements for – or messages or pictures depicting or suggesting – alcohol, tobacco, drugs, sex or any other inappropriate or illegal behavior.
The administration has the responsibility of ensuring that student dress meets the criteria above and may make reasonable rules to restrict or govern student dress.
South Carolina Code, 1976, as amended
Section 59-19-90(3) – Authority to regulate student conduct