STUDENT DRESS CODE   The basic responsibility for the appearance of the students of Caddo Parish schools rests with the parents and the students themselves.

Parents have the obligation and within certain prescribed bounds the right to determine their student's dress. Students are to dress in apparel that is modest, tasteful, and that does not interfere with or distract from the educational process or rights of others. Students and their clothing should be neat, clean and well-groomed and must meet the following guidelines:

• Attire must not be destructive to school property.
• For health reasons, shoes must be worn. Hosiery is required with closed shoes. No slippers, slides, open heels without strap, clogs.
• Only tops designed to be worn outside of pants, shorts or skirts shall be worn in that manner.
• Pants, shorts, and skirts must be worn at the waist. No "sagging" is permitted.
• Headwear or hair rollers are prohibited in the building. No hats are to be worn in the building during the school day or at any school function that is held in the building. Braids and plaits with rubber bands are prohibited. Unnatural hair color (green, blue, etc.) is prohibited.
• Body piercing jewelry cannot be worn except in the ears.
• Sunglasses are prohibited in the building unless they are prescribed. The prescription must be on file in the school office.
• Bare midriffs, see-through garments, white undergarment type T-shirts, bare backs, halter tops, low-cut blouses and pants, tank tops, cutoffs, and tattered clothing are prohibited. There are to be no holes or tears in clothing.
• Obscene, profane language or provocative pictures on clothing or jewelry are prohibited.
• Satanic, cult or gang related symbolism in any form is prohibited on school campuses.
• Drug related symbols in any form, including advertisement or promotion of alcohol or tobacco, is prohibited on school campuses.

A teacher will also be allowed to restrict manner of dress or length of hair when it pertains to the health and/or safety of a student in that teacher's specific area.

A committee composed of students, parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators proposed the following policy regarding the wearing of shorts and mini-skirts. It became effective on May 30, 1991. Other items in the dress code remain unchanged.

Loose-fitting shorts may be worn by both male and female students, during the first and fourth nine weeks, within the following specifications:

• Length must be no shorter than 4 inches above the middle of the kneecap.
• No cutoffs or rolled-up jeans or sweats are to be worn. All shorts must be hemmed or cuffed.
• No athletic shorts or spandex shorts are to be worn.
• Nothing should be showing through or from under the shorts, such as boxers, spandex shorts, long underwear, leggings.
• Shorts and long pants are to be worn at the waist. No sagging pant is permitted. Any belts worn are to be buckled.
• Shirts, sweaters, jackets, and other tops worn over leggings must be no shorter than 4 inches above the knee
• All apparel is to be no shorter than 4 inches above the middle of the knee-cap.