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students, and provide a healthy environment conducive to academic purposes.
Such guidelines shall prohibit student dress or grooming practices which:

A. present a hazard to the health or safety of the student
himself/herself or to others in the school;

B. materially interfere with school work, create disorder, or disrupt the
educational program;

C. cause excessive wear or damage to school property;

D. prevent the student from achieving his/her own educational objectives
because of blocked vision or restricted movement.

Clothing is prohibited that bears statements, slogans, images, illustrations,
or insignia that are indecent, offensive, obscene, profane, lewd, vulgar; or
that harasses, threatens, intimidates, demeans, suggests, or promotes
violence against an individual or group of individuals because of their gender,
color, race, religion, disability, or national origin, or otherwise constitutes
sexual or other forms of harassment prohibited by Board policy or the
Student Handbook; or that advertises, promotes, or depicts alcoholic
beverages, tobacco products, or illegal drugs.

Such guidelines shall establish the dress requirements for members of the
athletic teams, bands, and other school groups when representing the
District at a public event.

The Superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines to implement this
policy which:

A. designate the principal as the arbiter of student dress and grooming
in his/her building;

Final interpretations of appropriate dress and grooming reside with
the building principal and/or his/her designees. The building
administrator may make modifications to this code if special events or
activities are planned. Nothing herein is intended to interfere with a
student's ability to exercise his/her religious rights. Students may

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