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ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT: Board OKs Dress Code

LANGUAGE TAKEN FROM STATE LAW BANNING UNDERWEAR EXPOSURE

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 5:19 a.m.

Rogers students will have to pull up their pants before they go back to school next year, but they can keep their cheerleading uniforms and swimsuits.

AT A GLANCE

Dress Code Changes

The Rogers School District approved Tuesday changes to its definition of dress code violations. The new definition reads:

“Dress code violations: Attire which disrupts the educational environment or otherwise interferes with the rights or opportunities of others to learn or teach, including the violation of any building-level or classroom regulations; examples include hats, tank tops, muscle shirts, sheer or see-through clothing, clothing which violates common standards of decency, clothing which advertises prohibited or illegal substances, and any gang-related attire. Students are prohibited from wearing while on school property during the regular school day and at school sponsored activities and events, clothing that exposes underwear, buttocks or the breast of a female. This does not apply to a costume or uniform worn by a students participating in a school-sponsored activity or event.”

Source: Rogers School District

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