Dress Code
DRESS CODE POLICY
Marina del Rey Middle School aims to provide students with a quality education in a safe, wholesome environment. School is a place where the “business of learning” is of the utmost value. The function of this dress code is to focus the energies of all who work here – faculty, staff, and students – on our primary purpose, education.
The education code provides that schools may implement a dress code to ensure that the environment is safe and free of disruptions. Marina del Rey Middle School reserves the right, if necessary, to make adjustments to the dress code, including but not limited to, any and all items which become associated or affiliated with any group not sponsored or approved of by the school and/or affects the safety and/or security of the campus. The policy will be reviewed annually by the Local School Leadership Committee or as needed to reflect the changing nature and safety needs of the school.
The student dress code is designed to:
- help ensure the safety of all students.
- promote and maintain a school-wide positive learning environment.
- emphasize that school is a place of learning and educating young people.
Clothing NOT permitted indoors at school:
- Hats
- Hoods on heads
Clothing NOT permitted at school:
- Clothing considered too revealing, too tight, or visible undergarments.
- Pants worn below the waistline.
- Jeans/shorts with rips above the knee.
- "Mini" shorts, skirts, or dresses. Shorts, skirt, and dress lengths must be within the area from the fingertips to the knee or longer.
- Low-cut tops, midriffs, off-shoulder, backless, or strapless shirts that expose the body. Shirts should meet the top of the student's pants, skirt, and shorts.
- Tank tops or spaghetti strap tops
- Bandanas, hairnets, shower caps, bonnets, scarves (unless religious in nature)
- Pajamas or blankets worn or brought to school
- Shoes with open toes or open heels (sandals, slippers, flip-flops, etc.) This type of footwear is unsafe because it exposes the toes and parts of the foot to injury and/or accident. Crocs may only be worn with the strap around the heel to secure the foot.
- No apparel that displays profanity, racial slurs, obscenity, violence, advertisements for controlled substances (alcohol, tobacco, drugs, etc.), or any message that is demeaning.
- No earbuds or headphones
- Do not wear jewelry/accessories that constitute a safety hazard, for example: heavy chains, studded apparel/belts, or large dangling earrings.
Consequences for Dress Code Violations
Progressive consequences will be issued to the students who do not adhere to the Dress Code.
Students who are inappropriately dressed, with problems that are unable to be resolved by the classroom teacher, may be sent to the Counseling Office to be issued “loaner” clothing.
Egregious violations of dress code will result in a call home to parents and a request that a change of clothes be brought to the school. If parents are unavailable, the student will be asked to change into their physical education uniform. Continuous violation of the dress code could affect student participation in special activities (i.e. Culmination, dances, non-instructional field trips, etc.).