Dress Code

Veterans Park Elementary School DRESS/APPEARANCE CODE 

Appropriate attire and acceptable appearance strongly correlate with school success. Veterans Park students are expected to be neatly dressed and well-groomed at all times. All clothing should make a positive impact on the VPE community and not distract from the learning environment. Other than on theme days, the following is a description of generally acceptable attire for students attending Veterans Park Elementary: 

• pants or jeans 
• leggings with a mid-thigh top 
• shirt, blouse, top, or T-shirt 
• sweater or vest in appropriate weather 
• below the mid-thigh length shorts (should extend to the student׳s fingertips or longer) 
• below the mid-thigh length dress or skirt (should extend to the student׳s fingertips or longer) 
• sweatshirt, sweatpants 
• appropriate footwear (tennis shoes are required on physical education days) 

The dress code prohibits the following: 

• spaghetti straps or straps smaller than 2 inches wide, cropped tops, tube tops, bare backs, bare midriffs, bare shoulders, bare chests, muscle shirts 
• torn jeans or pants
• short shorts, cut offs, bike shorts 
• leggings without a mid-thigh top 
• dangling or hoop earrings that exceed 1⁄2 inch 
•  backless shoes, flip flops, wheeled shoes 
• hoods on head, hats or bandanas in the building - hats may be worn on Spirit/Hat day (first Friday of each month) 
• shoes with heel height exceeding 1 1⁄2 inches
• Make-up (lipstick, mascara, eyeshadow, foundation) 
• Oversized character headbands
• coats worn during the day, unless building conditions require them 
• sunglasses 
• miniskirts and mini dresses 
• pants/jeans worn below the hip bones 
• any clothing representing illegal activities for minors including drugs, alcohol, sex, gangs, or violence
• any clothing with inappropriate and/or negative words or phrases 
• other items considered inappropriate by the teachers or principal 

The principal and staff reserve the right to waive the dress code on special occasions which will be communicated to students/families in advance of the occasion.