All students attending a school in the Colleton County School District must follow the district’s dress code.
The dress code has these General Guidelines:
Clothing will not be so extreme or inappropriate to the school setting as to disrupt the educational process, as determined by the administration;
Hair styles, hair colors or hair adornments will not be so extreme or inappropriate to the school setting as to disrupt the educational process as determined by the administration;
Garments, jewelry, or articles of clothing will not display emblems related to alcohol, illegal or abusive substances, gangs, violence, sex or obscenities.;
Tops and bottoms deemed as distracting, revealing, overly suggestive, or otherwise disruptive will not be permitted. Garments will assure modesty when the student is seated or engaged in school activities;
No sweat pants, running shorts, spandex or cargo pants are permitted;
Tights, legging, jegging-style pants cannot be worn as bottoms;
Shirts and blouses must cover shoulders and cannot be too tight or too lose as to be revealing or pose a safety hazard;
Wearing accessroies or clothing that could pose a safety threat to one’s self or others is not allowed. This includes heavy chains not made as jewelery, fishhooks, multiple finger rings (ring welded together resembling brass knuckles or rings that can be used as a weapon), studded/spiked bracelets or collars, nose/lip to ear chains, etc. will not be allowed;
Body piercing and/or body art that is disruptive to the order of the school or is a distraction to eh learning environment will not be allowed;
Students may not wear large pendants, large medallions, or large dangling earrings or any other distracting or unsafe jewelry.
Shirts
Pre-K through Grade 8: Students must wear a collared shirt in an approved color of navy, white, light blue, light pink, gray, light yellow or a school-sponsored T-Shirt.
Grades 9-12: Shirts must be collared and must in an approved shirt color of white, navy, gray or a school sponsored T-Shirt.
Shirts, vests, sweaters and sweatshirts are referred to as “tops.” Tops may be sold white or approved solid clors.
Students will wear plain shirts with a collar or school sponsored T-shirts.
Shirts may have school-approved/manufactured logos.
Shirts may not exceed one size larger than necessary, as determined by the school administrator.
White or approved colored T-shirts or turtle neck shirts, long or short sleeve, may be worn under shirts.
Bottoms
All bottoms must be khaki, black or navy.
Denim jeans without holes and rips are permitted.
Bottoms must be free of graphics and embroidery. With the exception of small labels bottoms may not have insignias, words or pictures.
Shorts, skirts, skorts and jumpers will be no shorter than 2.5 inches above the knee when standing.
Cargo-style pants or shorts are not permitted.
Clothing will not exceed one size larger than necessary as determined by the school administrator.
Baggy or sagging g pants or shorts are not permitted.
Low rise clothing is not permitted.
Bottoms will be worn at the natural waistline and properly fitted to prevent sagging.
Belts will be work in pants, skirts, skorts or shorts have belt loops. Exceptions may be made for preschool or kindergarten students as needed by administration. Belts must be buckled and tucked in loops. Belt loops must not be oversized, computerized or have any writing that is considered offensive.
Shoes, Sneakers and Boots
Footwear must be worn at all times.
Laces on shoes and sneakers will match the shoe color and be tied.
Flip flops, plastic shoes, slippers, and stiletto heeled shoes are not permitted.
“Heelies” styled shoes with wheels in the sholes are not permitted.
Coats, jackets, vests, sweaters and sweatshirts
Coats and jacket may not be more than one size larger than necessary.
No hoods are permitted.
Students may wear vests, sweaters, or sweatshirts that do not exceed one size larger or smaller, as deemed appropriate by the school administrator.
Head coverings are not permitted.
