Columbus Elementary School Dress Code Policy

Columbus Elementary School has a voluntary school uniform consisting of navy blue or khaki bottoms(pants, shorts, scooters/skorts), and white shirts. School t-shirts may be purchased through the school. We encourage all students at Columbus to wear the school uniform. This dress code has been established to encorage a positive atmosphere for learning at Columbus Elementary School.

Students are expected to adhere to the following dress-code standards:

• No gang related attire/clothing.
• No unifitted clothing such as baggy or oversized pants, belts, shirts, tops. etc.
• No bandanas, kerchiefs, hair nets or hats (other than Columbus hats).
• No clothing or jewelry that depicts or promotes drugs, alcohol, or tobacco use.
• No clothing or jewelry that contains anything crude, vulgar, profane, sexually suggestive, or which promotes any form of prejudice or violence.
• No short shorts, low neckline/backline, strapless, short midriff baring shirt and /or see-through or any revealing clothing.
• No make-up, jewelry or anything else that is disruptive to the learning evironment or may pose a safety hazard.
• No unsafe shoes (open-toed shoes/sandals, high heels, platforms, etc.). For safety reasons, socks and tennis shoes are recommended. 

Dress code violations will result in the following actions:

1. Parents/guardians will be contacted and asked to bring appropriate clothing to the office, where the student will remain until it arrives.
2. Students may be sent home to change or disciplined for continual defiance.