Dress and Grooming Code

ECIA CSD’s guidelines for student dress may be more conservative than those of other districts; however, the ECIA CSD Board of Trustees has established what it feels are appropriate guidelines to teach hygiene, instill discipline, prevent disruption, and maintain a proper learning environment.    Interpretation is up to each school principal, and his or her decisions regarding dress and grooming are considered final. Students will be expected to wear the standard dress as defined in the Campus Handbook.   If parents have questions about whether something is considered appropriate for their children to wear to school, they are encouraged to ask the school principal in advance of allowing their children to wear it.

Dress and Grooming code

1. All students must wear a school Polo shirt (any solid color).  Polo’s can be short or long sleeved and must be tucked in at all times. 
2. If undershirts are worn, they must be white, black, or gray short or long sleeved T shirts (no thermals or designs). All shirts must be tucked in at all times. 
3. Navy, black, or khaki pants must be worn. No blue jeans or denim pants, sleepwear, jogging or exercise pants are allowed.
4. Navy, black, or khaki knee-length shorts no more than 2 inches above the knee may be worn. No boxers, sleepwear, exercise shorts or basketball shorts are allowed.
5. Girls may wear knee-length navy, black, or khaki skirts (with shorts underneath), skorts or one piece jumpers. Skirts, skorts or jumpers must be no more than 2 inches above the knee (NO EXCEPTIONS).
6. All uniforms must be neat/clean and worn properly. No sagging allowed at any time.  A belt (black or brown) must be worn at all times, if there are loops on the item of clothing. 
7. During cold weather, students are permitted to wear a sweatshirt (any solid color) with school Polo underneath. Non-hooded college sweatshirts with school Polo underneath may be worn.   Jackets will be allowed without hoods.  No hoodies of any type will be allowed in classrooms.
8. Socks or tights must be solid white or black and must be worn at all time. No designs, no panty hose, fish net stockings or any other colors are permitted.
9. Students must wear athletic shoes. Shoe laces should be black, white, gray, or color of the shoe.  No expensive designer athletic shoes allowed.  No flashing lights, roller wheels or sequins…  No boots, house shoes, high heels, cleats, flip flops, sandals, or open toe shoes.
10. Facial hair such as beards, mustaches, and goatees will not be permitted.
11. Male students will not be permitted to wear make-up or earrings.
12. Male students will be required to wear their hair cleaned and combed, above the eyes, over their ears, and above their shirt collars.
13. No Mohawks, faux hawks or hair designs will be allowed by any student. Natural hair color only.
14. Facial and tongue jewelry are not permitted. Girls may wear one pair of earrings only.
15. Female students must be well groomed. Hair must be cleaned and combed. Hair in the eyes, hair glitter, and unnatural hair color are not permitted.
16. Caps or hats are not permitted in school building. However, these item are permitted while outside.
17. Tattoos of any kind are not permitted.
18. Sponsors of extracurricular activities may set individual dress and appearance standards with the approval of the principal.
19. During free dress days the following additional rules will apply:
    1. Students will not be permitted to wear see-through or sleeveless clothing, tank tops, spaghetti strap tops or have midriffs exposed.
    2. Clothes normally considered as undergarments are not permitted to be worn as outer garments.
    3. Extremely sloppy or torn clothing (jeans) will not be permitted.
    4. Apparel that advertises or depicts alcohol, drugs, nudity, tobacco products, satanic themes, skulls, gang membership, obscene language, graphics and/or other phrases that are offensive to others will not be permitted.
    5. Any disruptive or distractive mode of clothing or appearance that adversely impacts the educational process is not acceptable and is subject to interpretation by campus principal.
    6. Cutoffs, boxer shorts, pajama bottoms, bike shorts, short leggings as outer garments, etc., will not be allowed.
    7. No revealing tops or bottoms are to be worn.