Davenport Community School District Dress Code

504.02A – Student Dress Code

The following guidelines are meant to assist students and parents in determining appropriate attire for school during the instructional day.  School administration reserves the right to ban any item or clothing article which may cause a disruption to the learning environment or personal safety or promotes illegal products or acts, contains explicit violent or suggestive sexual content or is deemed obscene, profane or offensive.

1. Students may not wear halter-tops or tops that do not cover their back, or tops that show cleavage.
2. Students’ tops must meet the waistband of the bottom clothing they are wearing in a standing position and have shoulder straps (no spaghetti straps).
3. Undergarments should be covered at all times.
4. Pants may not ‘sag’.
5. Pajamas and slippers are not allowed.
6. Footwear must be worn at all times.
   • Elementary Only:  For safety purposes flip–flops are not allowed.
7. Shoes with rollers on the bottom are not allowed.
8. Hats, bandanas, sunglasses, spiked jewelry, chains hanging from clothing or accessories or other items that pose a potential safety hazard may not be worn.
9. Coats cannot be worn in the classrooms and must be kept in lockers.

Enforcement

Dress that is found to be in violation of board policy or rules and regulations require students to do one or more of the following:

• Turn shirts inside out
• Wear clothes provided by the school
• Wear P.E. clothes
• Tie up saggy pants
• Parents would bring in appropriate clothing
• Remove head gear

Single provisions of the rules and regulations may be waived by the school administration for a specific approved school activity.

If a student refuses to comply, parents are notified and the student may be assigned disciplinary action for insubordination.  Multiple offenses will be addressed by progressive discipline.