Section (5000) Students
Policy Name REGULATION - Student Dress
Policy Number 5132 REG
Date Approved 11/29/2001
Date Revised 06/11/07
Date Revised 06/05/2023
Date Revised  
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Policy

STUDENT DRESS REGULATIONS


  1. Any clothing worn must be securely fastened and undergarments must not be visible at any time.

  2. Clothing with holes or tears which show excessive skin and/or expose undergarments may be deemed inappropriate.

  3. State law requires that shoes be worn at all times in public places. In the elementary schools, shoes with high heels and/or without backs, i.e., clogs and flip-flops are unacceptable. At the secondary level, wearing of clogs and flip-flops may be limited for safety reasons, i.e. labs and P.E. class.

  4. Hoods and Face and/or eye coverings (other than prescription glasses or medical masks) in the building are not acceptable.

  5. Any clothing worn as bottoms (pants, skirts, dresses, shorts) should reach at least the mid-thigh in length.

  6. Any clothing advertising or depicting drug, alcohol or tobacco products or use are not allowed.

  7. Any clothing depicting or alluding to violence (including weapons), obscenity, profanity, gang affiliation, vulgarity or lewd messages (including nudity) are not acceptable.

  8. Any accessories (necklaces, bracelets, earrings, or other types of accessories worn on the body) that are deemed to be unsafe/dangerous to the individual wearing them or to others will not be allowed.

  9. Outdoor clothing and/or accessories will not be allowed in school if they cause a disruption to the learning environment.


This list is not intended to include every example of unacceptable dress.


NOTE: Nothing in this policy shall be construed to prohibit protective hairstyles. “Protective hairstyles” includes, but is not limited to, wigs, headwraps and hairstyles such as individual braids, cornrows, locs, twists, Bantu knots, afros and afro puffs.


Any administrator or his/her designee may dismiss from class any student whose appearance or dress interferes with the learning process. Students who do not follow acceptable standards may be asked to change clothing or be disciplined. Exceptions to this policy for religious and/or health reasons will be made on an individual basis by an administrator.


These rules are not intended to infringe upon students’ freedom of expression within the framework of the policy goals. 

Legal Reference:

Connecticut General Statutes § 46a-51 (definition of protective hairstyles)