Rockwell Dress Standards
Rockwell Charter High School is committed to establishing a solid academic learning environment. All students have the responsibility to dress appropriately and observe basic standards of cleanliness and good grooming. A student's dress and appearance should not cause a disruption, distract from the learning environment, or create a health or safety concern for any person at the school. Thus, these are the minimum Rockwell Charter High School Standards for Dress and Grooming:
"Students are to dress in a modest, clean, and appropriate manner that reflects pride in themselves and in their school." Modesty, Cleanliness, and Appropriateness at Rockwell includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Shirts
- Shirts that are ripped, torn, shredded, or otherwise ragged (whether intentional or unintentional) are not acceptable.
- Shirts with vulgar language, inappropriate pictures (e.g. sexually oriented, violence related), alcohol or cigarette advertising, or depicting, inferring, or glorifying illegal substances, or any other illegal activities, are not permitted.
- Pajama tops are not permitted.
- Shirts, or tops, must have sleeves.
- No cleavage, bare bellies, backs, or underwear should be visible at any time. This includes when bending or sitting.
- Shirts must be buttoned to a modest level. If the shirt is unable to remain buttoned, it is not acceptable.
- Shirts or tops that expose bare midriffs during normal activity, or which have spaghetti straps or bare backs are not permitted.
- Pants/Shorts and Skirts/Dresses
- Pants must fit appropriately around the waist.
- Pants/skirts/dresses/shorts that are ripped, torn, shredded, or otherwise ragged (whether intentional or unintentional) are not acceptable.
- Shorts and skirts must be hemmed at the bottom (no frayed edges).
- No bare bellies, backs, or underwear should be visible at any time. This includes when bending or sitting.
- Pants/shorts/skirts/dresses with vulgar language, inappropriate pictures (e.g. sexually oriented, violence related), alcohol or cigarette advertising, or depicting, inferring, or glorifying illegal substances, or any other illegal activities, are not permitted.
- Shorts/skirts/dresses must be no shorter than two inches above the top of the knee cap when standing.
- Pajama bottoms are not permitted.
- Over-sized baggy pants, low-riding pants, outside zippers, and chains are not permitted.
- Knit pants or athletic pants such as sweats, warm-ups, and gym shorts are not permitted.
- Leggings or stretch pants can be worn under school approved shorts/skirts/dresses, but are not allowed as the primary leg covering.
- Accessories
- No hats or any head coverings, including sweater/jacket hoods, may be worn inside the school during school hours.
- Bandanas, head-bands, and spiked bands are not permitted.
- Shoes must be worn at all times. Open-toed shoes, flip-flops (anything that goes between the toes is considered a flip-flop), sandals, bedroom slippers, shoes with wheels, or any similar footwear are not permitted.
- No unnatural hair colors are allowed.
- No extreme hairstyles are allowed (for example, Mohawks, designs shaved into the hair). "Extreme" will be determined by administration, so ask if you're unsure.
- No sunglasses can be worn inside the school during school hours.
- Jewelry associated with visible piercings shall be limited to a maximum of two piercings per ear. No other jewelry associated with piercings shall be allowed at school during school hours nor during school sponsored activities. Jewelry shall not be distracting (for example, large, dangling earrings, connecting material between earrings, etc).