DRESS CODE 5132
1. The Enfield Board of Education declares that appropriate dress is essential in order to create and maintain the best educational environment for the students in the Enfield Public Schools. This environment must allow students to learn and teachers to teach without distraction or disruption to the learning environment as well as be indicative of the dignity, pride, and respect which our students have for our school, our community, and for themselves.
A.
Restrictions on freedom of student dress shall be applied whenever the mode of dress in question:
1) Is not clean, modest, and appropriate to the school situation; 2) Disrupts the educational process; 3) Constitutes a safety or health hazard for the student or those around the student; 4) Damages school property; 5) Is contrary to law.
2. Restrictions on freedom of dress and adornment may not:
A. |
Reflect discrimination as to civil rights; |
B. |
Enforce particular codes of morality or religious tenets. |
3. The Superintendent of Schools shall develop administrative regulations with respect to student dress through cooperative planning with staff, students, and parents. Such regulations would be subject to approval by the Board of Education.
Policy Adopted: |
August 31, 1966 |
Policy Amended: |
July 12, 1994 |
Policy Reviewed: |
September 22, 2009 |
Policy Reviewed: |
June 28, 2016 |
Policy Adopted: |
February 23, 2021 |
EDUCATIONAL GOAL 6120
Objectives / Priorities of the Instructional Program
The school personnel will provide the student, consistent with a realistic evaluation of their own abilities, the opportunities to:
1. Learn to communicate.
a. Master the skills needed for effective reading, writing, speaking, and listening. b. Develop the ability to communicate ideas and feelings. c. Learn to constructively examine and use information.
2. Develop a concept of self-worth, pride in self, and pride in work.
a. Develop moral responsibility and a sound ethical and moral behavior. b. Develop self-understanding. c. Develop pride in one ' s own achievements and progress.
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