Dress Code

Posted on 07/24/2023

Valencia Elementary Dress Code guidelines are listed below. The responsibility to interpret and enforce the policy rests with each site administrator. Within each school’s guidelines, students and their parents / guardians have the right to determine the dress and personal appearance of students.

Exceptions to this right however are:
• When dress or appearance presents a health or safety hazard;
• When dress or appearance is in violation of municipal or state law;
• When dress and appearance presents a potential for disruption to the instructional program;
• When dress and appearance advertises, displays, or promotes any drug including alcohol or tobacco;
• When dress and appearance displays disrespect, and/or bigotry towards any group.

Due to the possibility of injury, appropriate shoes should be worn. No flip flops, open toe sandals, high heeled shoes or Heelys are allowed at school.

No altered clothing is allowed, such as, but not limited to: torn or shredded jeans, shirts with straps narrower than 2-inches, undershirts, muscle shirts, halter tops, tube tops, off the shoulder or low-cut clothing, tight or short shorts or skirts, bare midriffs, sagging or excessively baggy pants, nor belts hanging down from the waist. Fingertip measurement, with hands down at sides, will be the standard for all skirts and shorts. At no time should undergarments be seen. As a rule of thumb: skin showing between the bottom of the shirt/blouse and the top of pants or skirts is not allowed. Skin showing through shredded jeans above the knee is not allowed and leggings should be worn underneath.

Clothing, jewelry or displaying gang or alcohol-related wording, profane or vulgar language, sexually suggestive, negative statements or abusive language is not allowed. Shaved eyebrows or body piercings, other than ears will not be allowed. Other clothing, such as but not limited to: language, symbols or graphics in “uniform colors” or with symbolism and/or insignias which suggest illicit behavior, gang affiliation, harassment or abuse, is not allowed. If the staff and administration feel that clothing identifying groups of gangs cause disruptions at school or cause personal danger to the wearer, that person or persons directly responsible will not be allowed to wear said clothing.

Any clothing or accessories that may be considered a disruption or dangerous to the student or others will not be permitted.

Administration reserves the right to determine what is dangerous, disruptive, or distractive. Administration will determine what will be allowed.

Hats will not be allowed to be worn inside buildings. They may only be worn outside, to include winter hats/beanies.