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Dress Code
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School is a student’s place of business and appropriate dress is important.
Disruptive clothing is forbidden.
- Comply with the School District of Palm Beach County Dress Code Policy. The Principal or Administration shall have final authority to decide if a student’s attire complies with our district’s dress code.
- Students not in dress code will be given the choice of borrowing clothing from the school for the day or calling their parent/guardian to bring a change of clothes.
- Heads must be uncovered at all times except in cases of health or religious requirements. Bandanas, bonnets, wraps, scarves, doo-rags, wave caps, ski masks etc. are NOT PERMITTED to be worn.
- All students must be covered from shoulders to mid-thigh.
- School issued I.D. cards are required as part of the dress code and must be visible at all times and not altered.
- Fridays are designated as “Trojan Spirit Day” and students may wear any LWCHS shirt (i.e. LWCHS team shirt, club shirt, activity shirt, LIA shirt, etc.)
1st Offense: Documented verbal warning
2nd Offense: Parent Call
3rd Offense: Parent Conference
4th Offense and Up: Office Discipline ReferralHeadware
Permitted: Caps and Headbands
Not Permitted: Heads must be uncovered at all times except in cases of health or religious requirements. Bandanas, bonnets, wraps, scarves, doo-rags, wave caps, ski-masks, etc. are NOT PERMITTED to be worn.
Tops
Permitted: Tops must reach hem (top) of pants and Spirit Shirts allowed on Fridays.
Not Permitted: NO Sleeveless or tank tops, NO Midriff showing, even when the arms are raised, NO Pajamas, sheer or see-through garments, NO BLANKETS are permitted to be worn on campus as outerwear–if there is a hardship please see administration.
Bottoms
Permitted: All pants must be worn securely at the natural waistline. Rips or tears in clothing above the mid-thigh front and back. Shorts, skirts, dresses (fingertip length–mid thigh)
Not Permitted: NO Pajama Bottoms, NO Sheer Leggings worn as pants or shorts, No revealing of undergarments.
Shoes
Permitted: Sneakers or athletic shoes preferred. Shoes shall be worn at all times.
Not Permitted: NO house slippers in any form
Jackets and Sweaters
Permitted: Zippered/Pullover Hoodies, pullover sweatshirts are permitted. If outerwear attire is removed, unbuttoned or unzipped, the under layer is required to be within the standard dress code.
Not Permitted: NO Inappropriate pictures, words, or slogans (drugs, tobacco, alcohol, sexual content, weapons, curse words, etc.)
Picture ID
Permitted: Students must have an I.D. on a school provided lanyard. *Student ID cards issued by the District will include the national or statewide crisis and suicide hotlines and text lines.
Not Permitted: NO digital IDs–must be physical copy. NO pictures of ID on phones. MAY NOT be altered or COVERED in any way.