Dress Code

CLEANLINESS - Students will maintain a clean and neat appearance. Wear deodorant and shower/bathe daily.

PANTS / SLACKS (MALES & FEMALES)

• Khaki-colored dress pants with no cuffs.
• No legging, jegging or jeans material. NO JOGGERS
• Slacks must be hemmed and worn at the waistline.
  
• No painter or cargo pockets allowed.
  
• Slacks will not be unreasonably tight or unreasonably baggy.
  
• No shorts nor pants may be worn under the khaki pants/slacks. 
  If a student wears anything other than the correct undergarments, then they face disciplinary action.

SHIRTS

• Solid white or light blue, button-down collar or straight collar dress shirt (no denim) will be worn by both males and females. No polo shirts are allowed.
• All shirts must be neatly tucked with all buttons in place and fastened.
• All shirts must have long sleeves or appropriate short sleeves (extending at least to the midpoint between the shoulder and elbow).
• Plain white tee shirts may be worn under the dress shirt.All undergarments MUST BE WHITE and HAVE NO WRITING OR SYMBOLS/PICTURES/PHOTOS that can be seen through the shirt. Wearing a shirt that can be seen through the dress shirt will result in a uniform violation.

SHOES

• Conservative athletic or dress shoes with soft soles. (LOW-TOP ONLY, ankle must be visible away from shoe) are allowed.
• No sandals, flip-flops, crocs, house shoes or boots.
• Shoelaces may only be black or white.

TIES

• Ties will be worn around the neck by both males and females.
• Ties must be solid navy or solid black.
• No patterns can be on the tie.

BELTS

• Solid colored belts made of soft leather or cloth and visible if slacks have belt loops.
• No large buckles will be permitted.

JACKETS

• Standard jackets and coats may be worn to and from school.
• No biker jackets or oversized coats (including trench coats) are permitted.
• Jackets and coats are not to be worn in classroom
• Coats are to be removed immediately upon entering the building.

ALL APPAREL AND JEWELRY

• No messages, writing or large logos allowed.
• All clothing must be neat with no holes, rips or tears.
• Clothing must fit properly and not be unreasonably tight or unreasonably baggy.
• No jewelry will be permitted except for analog watches. Watches that receive text messages are NOT allowed. Apple watches are not allowed.
• No outerwear (example: shorts) will be worn with the uniform.

HAIR - A student's hair will be worn in a manner that does not disrupt the educational process or call attention to the individual. No unusual coloring or hairstyle will be permitted. (No headbands of any type will be allowed)

• Hair should be no longer than shoulder length. No shaved heads will be permitted. Sideburns will not go below the ear. No facial hair will be permitted except for a neat mustache that does not exceed the width of the mouth nor cover the upper lip (no five o'clock shadow) when arriving at Miller Boyd Alternative School.
• Hair should always be above the eyebrows. If this becomes a problem, the student will be required to get a haircut before returning to school.
• A student's hair must remain either up or down the entire day. No hairbands will be allowed to be used after a student arrives.
• No banana clips will be permitted.

EYEBROWS - Notched eyebrows must be filled in neatly and remain colored in.

FINGERNAILS - No student will be allowed to have overly long or jagged fingernails.

HATS - No hats, headdress or hat wear of any kind will be worn inside the building.
       (No headbands of any type will be allowed)

BOOK BAGS - No book bags are permitted at Miller Boyd Alternative School.

PERFUME AND COLOGNE - Perfume and cologne are not permitted at Miller Boyd Alternative
       School due to staff allergies.

EYELASHES AND PIMPLE PATCHES - No fake eyelashes (short, long, thick, thin, colored,
        etc..) and pimple patches (example: skin color, clear, holographic, etc..) will be worn at
        Miller Boyd Alternative School.