Dress Code

Dress and Grooming

The parents/guardians of the Ceres Unified School District are charged with the responsibility of dressing their children in a neat and clean manner. In addition, under normal circumstances, no student will be sent to school wearing any kind of clothing, costume, and/or hair style which will tend to interrupt, disturb, or interfere with the normal educational program being carried on, either on the campus or in the classroom, or negatively affect the health and safety of individuals. The students must dress in such manner that will conform to good taste. Explicit or implied profanities and/or obscenities are not acceptable. Any items of clothing, jewelry, foot gear, or head gear which would be injurious or potentially disruptive to the normal educational program or to any person or school district property are prohibited. (cf. 6136 Gangs)
Hair nets or other types of gang related head coverings are not allowed.

• All clothing, including jackets and shoes, with Old English style or other writings that may be determined to be gang related are not allowed.
  
• Accessories, such as jewelry, belts, bandanas, purses, and sunglasses with logos, insignias, color, or writings depicting gang related activities are not allowed.
• Attire that is worn or altered in such a way as to identify students with gangs is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: sagging pants (pants must be waist-high and remain at the waist without the aid of a belt), unhemmed cut offs, cut off shorts with knee high socks, hanging belts, suspenders off the shoulders, gang related initials on belt buckles, unhemmed garments of any lengths, etc. are not allowed.
• Pants must fit at the waist and not be more than one size too large or one size too small. If belts are worn, they must not be more than one size too large.
• Attire which is sexually suggestive or extremely brief is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: low-cut garments, strapless or off the shoulder tops, shoulder straps less than 2 inches wide, bare midriffs, tank tops or muscle shirts, under shirts, fish net tops, shorts or skirts which are shorter than mid-thigh or finger-tip length, or that do not cover undergarments.
  Attire that advocates or advertises any type of alcohol, drugs, tobacco or acts which are illegal, violent, obscene, or hazardous to one's health is not allowed.
• Shoes must be worn at all times. Thong-styled shoes, socks, or sock-like footwear and slippers are not safe or appropriate for school and are not allowed. Students need to wear appropriate footwear for P.E. activities. Sandals are generally not appropriate for P.E., and backless shoes are not to be worn by students on campus at any time.
• Clothing, jewelry, and other accessories, which present a safety hazard to the wearer or others are not allowed.
• Make-up must be age appropriate. At the K-6 level, make-up is not allowed. At the K-8 level, non-natural hair color is not allowed.
• No caps, hats, visors, or head covering may be worn at school except school-approved purchases, which may not be altered.
• Only prescription glasses may be worn at school.
• No attire with writing, graphics, or logos that are offensive or sexually suggestive, or that communicate negative or disrespectful attitudes may be worn to school, or to any school function. Administrative discretion will be used to determine whether specific articles of clothing are in violation of this standard.
• No attire with professional or college team names may be worn.
  

Consequences for Dress Code Violations