3224-P – Student Dress Procedures
The student referred by member district for a NWESD 189 cooperative program and parent/guardian may determine the student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided that the student’s dress and grooming shall not:
- Lead program officials to reasonably believe that such dress or grooming shall disrupt, interfere with, disturb, or detract from the educational environment, activity and/or educational objectives.
- Create a health or other hazard to the student’s safety or to the safety of others.
- Create an atmosphere in which a student, staff, or other person’s well being is hindered by undue pressure, behavior, intimidation, overt gesture or threat of violence.
- Imply gang membership or affiliation by written communication, marks, drawing, painting, design, emblem upon any school or personal property or one’s person.
If the student’s dress or grooming is objectionable under these provisions, the site administrator, or designee, shall request the student to make appropriate corrections. If the student refuses, the site administrator, or designee, shall notify the parent/guardian and request that person to make the necessary correction. If both the student and parent/guardian refuse, appropriate corrective action shall be taken. Students may be suspended, if circumstances so warrant. All students shall be accorded due process safeguards before any corrective action may be taken. The member district that referred the student to the NWESD 189 shall be notified of any suspension/expulsion.
Presented to Board: 04/25/01
Reviewed: 05/23/01
Date Revised: 5/23/01