• Blue Ridge ISD Dress Code

    The 2020-2021 school year, Blue Ridge ISD will follow the student handbooks that is School Board approved handbook for students. Listed below is general information about the Blue Ridge ISD dress code. 

    DRESS AND GROOMING

    The district’s dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, prevents disruption, and minimizes safety hazards. Students and parents may determine a student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the following:

    General Dress Code Information

    • Clothing or apparel that is extreme, revealing, etc. will not be permitted.  This includes the failure to wear an article that should be worn, such as underclothes and undergarments.
    • No suggestive, defensive, rude, vulgar or obscene writings or drawings in any way will be allowed on any garment, including face coverings. (Ex. HOOTERS® shirts, guns, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
    • No pocket knife or any other small knife may not be worn, including a knife sheath. 
    • No trench coats or dusters will be allowed.
    • Under garments should not be visible when a student is standing, sitting, and walking.
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shall be worn as requested by the district.
    • Teachers may require a standard dress for particular, co-curricular activities, including science labs, art classes, shop classes, and physical education.

    Hats/Head Covering/Sunglasses

    • No type of hat or head covering will be worn in the building during the school day. 
    • No sunglasses may be worn in the building.

    Shorts/Split Skirts/Skirts/Dresses/Pants & Jeans

    • Form fitting/tight pants/leggings may only be worn under a shirt or dress that is mid-thigh length, meeting minimum standards for shorts or skirts.
    • A student may wear shorts, dresses, or split skirts that are mid-thigh length.         
    • No pajama bottoms.
    • Pants that droop or sag must be worn above the hips and secured appropriately.
    • Holes in jeans or pants that reveal skin will be permitted only below mid-thigh length. Holes that are ruled potentially disruptive by the principal will not be permitted.

    Shirts/Blouses

    • All shoulder straps will be a minimum width of the “three finger rule” as it applies to the student.
    • Sleeveless shirts, blouses, and dresses are acceptable as long as the armholes have finished edges and do not expose the torso. 
    • No exposed cleavage.
    • Shirt must cover front and back midriff at all times whether standing, sitting, stretching, or bending. Shirts/Blouses must be able to be tucked in. 
    • No see through (thin or mesh) shirts/blouses.
    • No pajamas.

     

    Shoes/Boots

    • Shoes and boots with metal taps, cleats, and spikes are not permitted inside the building. 
    • No house shoes or slippers will be allowed. This is to include shoes with cotton/plush insides which appear to look like house slippers. 
    • Elementary only: Neither slides nor flip-flops will be allowed.

    Facial Hair, Hair, and Grooming

    Blue Ridge Elementary

    • Hair that sits below the eyebrows and interferes with vision is not permitted.
    • Designs or patterns in eyebrows or hair will not be permitted.
    • Distracting haircuts and/or unnatural colors will not be permitted.
      • Mohawks are not permitted.
      • Hair may not be fully colored by a color that is not a natural color.
      • No more than two strips, two inches wide or a non natural colored may be colored.
      • Colored tips are prohibited
    • Mustaches, goatees, beards or any other facial hair are not permitted. Sideburns are not to be lower than the bottom of the ear lobe.

    Blue Ridge Middle School and High School

    Students must have natural colored hair that does not cover the eyes, impair their ability to learn, or cause a distraction to the learning environment.  Students will be allowed to use any hair color, natural or unnatural, to accent their natural hair so long as it does not exceed 25% of their total body of hair.

     

    Students must have a well groomed facial appearance.  Facial hair may be worn so long as it does not exceed a quarter inch in length.

    Jewelry/Piercings/Tattoos

    Blue Ridge Elementary and Middle School

    • Excessive jewelry, dog collars, dog chains, and billfold chains will not be allowed.
    • Boys may not wear earrings.  Girls may wear earrings only in the ear.
    • No other visible piercings are allowed (i.e. nose, lip, tongue, etc.). Plugs and spacers are also not allowed.  Coverage with a bandage or other covering is not acceptable.
    • Tattoos and/or skin decorations cannot be exposed. They must be covered at all times including PE and Athletics. Coverage with a bandage or other covering, other than clothing, is not acceptable.  
    • No writing on body.

    Blue Ridge High School

    • Excessive jewelry, dog collars, dog chains, and billfold chains will not be allowed.
    • Boys may wear a stud only in the ear.  Girls may wear earrings only in the ear.
    • Nose piercings are permitted but may only be worn with a stud (no hoops).  No other facial piercings or jewelry will be allowed.
    • Tattoos and/or skin decorations cannot be exposed. They must be covered at all times including PE and Athletics. Coverage with a bandage or other covering, other than clothing, is not acceptable.  
    • No writing on body.

     

    If the principal determines that a student’s grooming or clothing (including face coverings) violates the school’s dress code and/or is academically or educationally distracting, the parent will be notified, and the student will be given an opportunity to correct the problem at school. If not corrected in a time frame specified by campus administration, the student may be suspended for the remainder of the day or until the problem is corrected. Repeated offenses may result in more serious disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.