Dress Standards

Tempe Elementary Schools encourages students to take pride in their attire as it relates to the school setting.

As a district, students should dress in a manner that takes into consideration the educational environment safety, health, and welfare of self and others. Students’ dress shall be neat, clean, and in good taste as a sign of respect, discipline and obedience.

On special days like spirit day or holidays, the dress code may be modified when permitted by the administration. Students will be allowed to wear protective outside clothing. Please properly mark your child’s jacket, sweater, lunch box, etc., with your child’s full name so that these items are easily identifiable if lost. Lost and found areas are provided at each school for misplaced items.

Dress Standards

• Shoes must be worn at all times. Closed shoes are to be worn for any type of physical activity, such as physical education and recess.

• Jewelry shall not be worn if it presents a safety hazard to self and/or others.

• Profane or defamatory writing on clothing or jewelry is not acceptable.

• No hats may be worn by male or female students, except for properly approved occupational safety headgear required for special classes.

• Gang-related personalization is not permitted on hats, on items of clothing, or on one’s person.

• Obscene language or symbols, or symbols of drugs, sex, or alcohol on clothing are expressly prohibited.