Dress Code

STUDENT DRESS CODE 2009 - 2010

Our uniform policy has been approved by the SJUSD Board of Education and is reviewed annually by the Uniform Dress Code Committee at Louis Pasteur Middle School.

SCHOOL UNIFORM: Students are required to wear the school/team shirt when on campus. Uniforms must remain unaltered. Students may not wear non-school clothing over the school/team shirt.  THE SCHOOL/TEAM LOGO MUST BE VISIBLE TO CAMPUS STAFF AT ALL TIMES.

COATS: Coats, jackets or zippered sweatshirts must be removed upon entering the classroom so that the uniform shirt is visible. Any hooded pull over sweatshirt must be a Pasteur logoed sweatshirt.  Zippered sweatshirts may not display messages regarding alcohol, drugs, weapons, skulls/skeletons or sexual content.

PANTS/SHORTS/SKIRTS:
•    Oversized and undersized pants are not allowed. Pants are to be neat, clean and in good repair (no tears, holes or patches). They must be hemmed and fit properly in the waist.
•    Shorts/skirts/dresses must be hemmed and be worn appropriately. Above all, decency and appropriateness will apply.  Shorts, skirts or dresses must be at least mid thigh in length.
•    Pajamas or other sleepwear are not allowed.

HATS/HEADWEAR/SUNGLASSES:
Hats, knit caps, bandanas or hair nets may not be worn on the campus. Students are not to wear sunglasses indoors unless required by a medical professional.

SHOES:
Shoes must be worn at all times, as mandated by State Law. Backless shoes, clogs, flip-flops or sandals without heel straps are considered unsafe for school wear.

NON-UNIFORM DAYS: On occasion students may be allowed a free dress day. On those days the district dress code applies:
•    Clothing must cover the torso and chest area. All shirts must have a sleeve.  Clothing must be long enough to be tucked into the lower garment.  
•    Messages on clothing and other items worn or carried by students, including buttons and backpacks, may not defame any group; promote violation of school rules; depict drugs, tobacco, alcohol, violence, weapons, intimidation, gang/cult affiliation, inappropriate language or graphics, or be sexually suggestive.
•    Clothing that depicts skeletons, bands / singers (even as part of a logo) are not allowed.
•    Gang-related clothing, attire, colors, devices or mannerisms will not be tolerated.
•    Students will not have clothing and accessories that are unsafe and / or dangerous. Examples may include, but not be restricted to: Studded or metal belts/ wrist bands, chains, dog collars, and handcuffs.

2009/2010 Dress Code (doc file - 49kb)