Dress Code — Aspen Ridge

Current Families

All students must follow the Aspen Public Schools Dress Code every day, without exception. Aspen is focused on academics, social and emotional skills, and leadership; therefore, students are expected to follow the required dress code.

GOALS OF A STUDENT DRESS CODE

A student dress code should accomplish several goals

Maintain a safe learning environment in classes where protective or supportive clothing is needed, such as biology (eye or body protection), or P.E. (athletic attire/shoes).

Allow students to wear clothing of their choice that is comfortable.
Allow students to wear religious attire without fear, discipline, or discrimination.
Prevent students from wearing attire with offensive images or language, including profanity, hate speech, and pornography.
Prevent students from wearing clothing with images or language depicting or advocating violence, the use of alcohol or drugs, or gang affiliation.
Ensure that all students are treated equitably regardless of gender/gender identification, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, body type/size, religion, and personal style.

DRESS CODE POLICY

The primary responsibility for a student’s attire resides with the student and parents or guardians. Aspen Ridge Public School is responsible for seeing that students’ attire does not interfere with the health or safety of any student, and that student attire does not contribute to a hostile or intimidating atmosphere for any student.

Basic Principle: Certain body parts must be covered for all students

Clothes must be worn in a way that genitals, buttocks, torsos, and nipples are always covered with opaque material. Intimate apparel, such as underwear (including as a result of sagging) and bras, must be covered. Halter tops, off-the-shoulder or low-cut tops, and bare midriffs are prohibited.

Students MUST Wear*

Shirt or dress
Bottom: pants/sweatpants/shorts/skirt/dress/leggings
Shoes: activity-specific shoes are permitted

*Courses that include attire as part of the curriculum (for example, professionalism, public speaking, and job readiness) may include assignment-specific dress.


Students MAY Wear
Hats, including religious headwear
Hoodie sweatshirts. Hoods must be removed inside the classroom
Fitted pants, including leggings, yoga pants, and “skinny jeans”
Ripped jeans, as long as rips are not above finder tip length and underwear and/or buttocks is not exposed.
Shorts/skirts as long as they pass the student's fingertip length.
Tank tops, as long as undergarments and midriff are covered
Athletic attire
Clothing with commercial and athletic logos, provided they do not violate any items listed below
Open-toed shoes (but must have closed toed/tennis shoes for P.E.)


Students CANNOT Wear
Apparel or accessories with violent language or images
Apparel, accessories or colors that are known to be gang affiliated (i.e. Bulldog attire)
Images or language depicting alcohol or drugs, (i.e. Cookies) (or any illegal item or activity, or the use of the same
Hate speech, profanity, or pornography
Images or language that creates a hostile or intimidating environment based on any protected class
Visible underwear or bare midriff
Ripped pants with holes above finger-tip length.
Bathing suits
Helmets, headgear, or paint that obscures the face (except as religious observance or medical need)

Dress Expectations For PE:

During 7th - 10th grade, the students will take part in PE. The students should wear clothing that allows them to participate in athletic activities. Students should bring or come dressed in:

Athletic type shoes (closed in front and back)

Athletic pants/shorts and tops that allow for movement

Grooming

Students may wear hairstyles of student and parent choice

For those courses where long hair may pose a safety risk, such as a science lab with an open flame, hair must be securely bound behind the head, consistent with guidelines established by the