FILE:  GAMB

DRESS AND APPEARANCE OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL

First and foremost, all personnel in the Grant Parish School System are expected to dress in a professional manner.

It shall be the policy of the Grant Parish School Board that the following regulations shall constitute the dress code for school personnel, including administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, aides, secretaries, substitutes, and central office personnel.  The dress for all other personnel shall be determined by the principal.

Men:

• Beards and mustaches shall be well-groomed.
  
  

• Shirts shall be professional in appearance -- ties optional.
  
  

• Belts shall be required if pants have loops; suspenders may be worn in place of a belt.

Women:

• All dress attire shall be professional in appearance.
  
  

• Tank shirts, see-through blouses, sundresses, tight pants and bare midriffs shall not be permitted.
  
  

• Skirts shall be no shorter than the width of a dollar bill from the top of the kneecap.
  
  

• Pants styles change constantly, but they shall not come above the top of the kneecap nor be tight.

Men and Women:

• Clothing shall not be too tight, short or revealing.
  
  

• Clothing shall be professional in appearance, neat, clean, and appropriate for each individual job description.
  
  

• Hair shall be neat, clean and well-groomed.  No distracting cuts or colors shall be allowed.
  
  

• The wearing of jeans shall be limited and at the discretion of the principal.
  
  

• Only school logo T-shirts are appropriate.
  
  

• Shoes shall be appropriate.  No foam, beach style, plastic, rubber or athletic flip flops allowed.
  
  

• Tattoos shall not be visible.
  
  

• Body piercing, with the exception of women’s earrings, shall not be allowed.
  
  

• Dress regulations for bus operators and custodians shall be determined by the principals.
  
  

• Exceptions to these rules may be made by the principals for special occasions.

Non-compliance may result in administrative action up to and including recommendation for termination.

Revised:  August, 2003

Revised:  October, 2006

Revised:  May, 2012

Revised:  April, 2015

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:81

Board minutes, 11-2-95, 8-8-00, 8-5-03, 6-8-06, 10-3-06, 5-1-12, 6-2-15, 10-6-15

Grant Parish School Board