DRESS CODE: WEST FORK MIDDLE SCHOOL

Last Updated On: June 19, 2025

Leggings

  • Leggings/Yoga Pants that aren’t see-through can be worn.  

Pants

  • Sagging is not allowed. (Arkansas Law, Act 835)

 

  • No clothing with holes, rips, or tears that show any part of the buttocks, private areas, or chest area.
  • Clothing with holes should not reveal undergarments.

Shirts

  • Students are prohibited from wearing while on the school ground, during the school day, and at school-sponsored events, clothing that exposes underwear, buttocks, or the breast of a female (State Law 835 of 2011).
  • Prohibited:
  • Shirts that expose the midsection (male and female)
  • Mesh tops, sheer blouses, and see-through shirts (male and female)
  • Muscle shirts/tank tops that expose the chest area (male and female)

Shorts/Skirts/Dresses

  • Should not expose underwear, buttocks, breast, or chest area.

Offensive clothing

  • Clothing that by color, design, or symbol is deemed suggestive, racist, violent, or vulgar or is interpreted as promoting tobacco, drug, or alcohol use, is not to be worn to school.

Other

  • Hats and hoodies can be worn if worn appropriately and are not a distraction to learning. Individual teachers have the right to set their own rules in their classrooms.
  • No bare feet in the interest of safety and hygiene (Health Code)
  • No costumes, except for special dress-up days.
  • No shoes with rollers (Heelys)
  • Pajamas as everyday attire, house shoes, and blankets are prohibited. Exceptions may be made for pajama pants.  

Disciplinary Actions

  • Students may not return to class until clothing is appropriate.
  • Repeated offenses will result in further and more punitive disciplinary action, including out-of-school suspension.

The school’s dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, prevent disruptions, and minimize safety hazards. It is the campus administrators’ or designee’s responsibility to ensure that enforcement of this policy is done so in a consistent manner with respect to community standards and age appropriateness. While it is inevitable that there will be differences of opinion regarding the appropriateness of a student’s attire, the final decision lies with the building administrator.

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