BHS Dress Code

This code establishes the minimum standard of dress.  In order to maintain the proper student attire and educational spirit, students must show proper attention to personal cleanliness, health, safety, neatness of appearance, and suitability of clothing for school activities.  Clothing may not be inappropriately revealing or excessively tight, or excessively baggy.  Students must dress in a presentable manner that is not distracting or disruptive to their classmates or to their instructors.

• Non-prescriptive sun glasses, hats, caps, head coverings are not allowed to be worn on school grounds.
• The length of shorts, skorts, skirts and dresses must be toward the knee.  Spandex or body hugging shorts and tights are restricted to the physical education or work out area, unless covered by outer clothing.
• All clothing must cover entire mid-riff area when standing, walking, or sitting. Low cut revealing tops are not allowed. Shirts without sleeves are not permitted.  Tank tops, transparent clothing, and clothing designed to be worn as an undergarment are not permitted.
• All clothing and accessories must be free of profane, suggestive or provocative language and/or symbols, advertisement or promotion of alcohol, tobacco, or drug use, and/or reference to or association with gang activity.
• Pants and shorts must be worn at the waist.  Clothing must be size appropriate.  All pajama tops and bottoms or clothing that is designed for beachwear are not appropriate.
• Suspenders or overall tops must be fastened and worn on the shoulders.
• Any clothing with holes above the knees is unacceptable.
• Students must wear shoes.  Sandals are permissible.  House/bedroom slippers are not permitted.
• Accessories/clothing which constitutes a safety hazard is unacceptable.

The administration reserves the right to make the final decision regarding the appropriateness of clothing and/or accessories.  Failure to comply with the dress code will result in the following discipline measures:

• 1st offense: Parent contact
• 2nd offense: Detention
• 3rd offense: Detention
• 4th offense: SRC (In school suspension)

Repeated infractions will result in out of school suspension.