Dress Code (Faculty)

Philosophy: The faculty and staff of Kimberly Elementary School is charged with promoting positive and professional images to our students on a consistent basis. As we prepare our students to be college and career ready, we must show them the difference between appropriate dress for the corporate/business world and the home/party. We encourage staff to dress in "Dress Code/School Colors" daily to encourage students. The student dress code can be found here: http://www.atlanta.k12.ga.us/domain/7449

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The basic description of dress can be identified as: Business Casual

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-business-casual-really-means-2014-8

http://humanresources.about.com/od/workrelationships/a/dress_code.htm

The following items may NOT be worn inside the school building on student instructional/Professional Learning days:

• Torn/Ripped clothing
• Head coverings including baseball caps, hats, bandannas, do-rags, etc.
• Sunglasses
• Sleeveless shirts or tank tops; straps must be 3 finger length width (no spaghetti straps).
• Shirts/clothing that expose the midriff/cleavage, or inappropriate tattoos/body piercings and tongue rings
• Sheer revealing fabrics and inappropriate necklines.
• Excessively tight/revealing clothing of any kind
• Any clothing item that contains language, symbols, slogans, or pictures that are inappropriate, discriminatory, gang related, or display any products that are illegal.
• Sweat suits/Wind suits, Exercise/Yoga Pants/Tights/Jeggins
• Flip-Flops
• Heals more than 2" or are worn as evening wear
• Skirts/dresses more than 2" above the knee.
• Bluetooth and/or corded earphones/headphones
• Refrain from the "Awe Factor" when dressing for work while ensuring regular and consistent grooming practices.

Clothing items that are permitted with stipulations:

• Shorts are permitted if they are knee length and professional fabric and style on Field Day and some Field Trips (seek advisement of admin).
• Physical Education teachers will be permitted to wear sweat pants/suits and shorts, weather permitting.
• Blue/denim jeans are permitted with school/district shirts / college gear / or school colors. Jeans may not have holes or frays.
• During Field Trips and Field Days, the dress code will be relaxed to include shorts (if appropriate).

The principal reserves the right to define something as inappropriate at their discretion

Updated 7/27/19 (JLS)