Lewistown Junior High Excerpt from LJHS Student Handbook

Dress Code and Appearance Goal: Create a learning environment that shows pride in our school and respect for ourselves. As a student of LJHS I will: 1. Remove my hat upon entering the building, and not place it back on my head until I leave the building. 2. Only wear clothes that are clean and appropriate for school. 3. Refrain from wearing any pants with tattered holes and /or that sag low enough to expose underwear. 4. Girls must refrain from wearing tank tops that expose undergarments and boys are to refrain wearing sleeveless shirts. 5. Refrain from wearing any tops that are cut too low or exposes a bare midriff. 6. Refrain from wearing pajama pants. 7. Refrain from wearing any clothing with alcohol or tobacco advertising. 8. Wear shorts and skirts that have a hemmed edge, and that are of a length that my fingertips can touch the bottom edge when my arms are at my side. Leggings, tights, or yoga pants are to be worn with shorts, a skirt, or a top of the same fingertip length. 9. Refrain from wearing any clothing with slogans that have “double meanings” or that display insults, “put-downs”, or demeaning statements toward self or toward others. 10. Refrain from writing on myself. 11. Refrain from wearing any spiked accessories or chains that hang from the outside of my clothing. 12. Refrain from wearing slippers or any other footwear that does not have a rubberized sole. Clothing and/or accessories judged to be disruptive to the education process or a safety issue will be dealt with in the office. This may include attire that is too short, too tight, or too bare, etc. If students are found in violation of the policy they will be required to get a change in clothing either through contact with parents or with clothing from the LJHS closet. Repeated violations will be considered insubordination.