Students are required to be neat, clean, and fully clothed at all times. Teachers and administrators will refer students to parents when clothing, jewelry, or grooming is questionable or inappropriate. Students who have questionable or inappropriate dress will not be allowed to attend class. The following items will serve as a minimum guide to acceptable dress for Shelby County students. 

                                  Dress Code Guidelines

A. Students are prohibited from forms of dress, ear, nose, tongue, eyebrow and body jewelry, hairstyle, visible tattoos, or other adornment that draws attention to oneself in a manner that may be disruptive to the educational process. 

B. No obscene language and/or illegal substances advertisements (to include alcoholic and tobacco advertisements) may be worn on clothing or accessories. 

C. Pants, shorts, and skirts must be worn at the waist and fit properly. Pants worn too low, too long, too large or too loose are not permitted. 

D. Tucked in shirts are requested for grades K-5. No halters, backless dresses, midriff shirts, or cut-off shirts will be allowed. 

E. Jackets and coats are to be worn in good taste. Generally, these are
inappropriate to be worn in the classroom. 

F. No hats, caps, head coverings, hair curlers, picks, or sun glasses will be worn in school. 

G. Students are required to wear appropriate shoes that fit securely at all times.  No flip-flops will be allowed. Students are strongly encouraged to wear tennis shoes for physical education. 

H. Students' clothing should be neat and clean and not in noticeable disrepair.  Unhemmed (cut-off) shorts, shirts, or pants, inappropriate slits, or holes in clothing are not allowed. 

I. Appropriate undergarments must be worn and not visible. 

J. Students are prohibited from wearing any metal chains, metal spiked apparel, or accessories. 

K. Students are to wear clothing in the manner it is designed to be worn, i.e., clothing worn backwards or inside out is not allowed. No clothing shall be worn excessively tight or revealing, such as fishnet or see-through garments. 

L. Students are prohibited from wearing any sign, symbol, logo, or garment, which has become synonymous with any gang, cult, Satanism, or unauthorized club or organizational activity. This also includes any avenue of the promotion of products or activities prohibited by school policy or that is inflammatory and may generate negative feeling among the student body. 

      Principals shall have the discretion to determine the appropriate dress for special occasions. 

                                 Enforcement of Dress Code 

      Parents, teachers, and principals will strictly enforce the dress code. A student may be sent home to make any necessary alterations. Since this normally works a greater hardship on the parents and guardians than the students, parents are urged to supervise their child's dress on a daily basis. We expect parents to take an active role in supporting this dress code.