All students are expected to dress in a manner which represents the rights of all and demonstrates appropriate Cobb attire. Parents
will be called to bring appropriate attire or remove students from school should offenses occur. Any class time missed because of
improper dress is unexcused. All dress code violations will be documented and repeated violations will result in disciplinary action.
When questions arise involving appropriateness of dress, the principal or designee shall make the final decision (a total of three
violations will result in one disciplinary referral). Additionally, all students are also to adhere to Senate Bill 228 which “prohibits a
student, while on the grounds of a public school during the regular school day, from wearing clothing that exposes underwear or
body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner or that disrupts the orderly learning environment”.
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Dresses, skirts and short lengths (including slits and holes in clothing) should be no shorter than 6 inches from the top of
the knee. Slits in skirts cannot be more than 6 inches from the top of the knee (with or without leggings, stockings or
tights). Six inches is the equivalent to a dollar bill.
All shirts or dresses must have a shoulder seam of at least 3 inches, with no cleavage visible; shirts must cover the chest,
back and mid-section, including when arms are raised. Shirts must not show excessive armpit areas. Form fitting or overly
tight clothing may not be revealing.
Pants shall not be sagging. No undergarment or part of the body may be exposed.
Leggings or tights must be appropriately covered with a proper length dress, skirt and/or shorts as noted above.
No clothing, jewelry, and/or personal possessions shall contain the following:
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Racially offensive images or slogans
Drug, tobacco or alcohol information
Sexually suggested words, pictures or graphics.
Gang related bandanas, pants with one leg up, etc.
Violence (Graphic, words or pictures representing violence)
Hats, hoods, caps headbands, sleepwear or head coverings will not be allowed on campus with the exception of during cold
weather and hats only may be worm during physical education classes. During cold weather students may only wear these
items on campus outdoors prior to the first bell ringing. Items worn when not appropriate will be confiscated and held in
student services.
Curlers, finger-nail polish, and other grooming aides should be used at home and should not be brought to school. Combs
and hairbrushes should not be used in classrooms. Students are to refrain from drawing and/or writing on their body or the
body parts of their peers with a pen/marker.
Dress Code Discipline Plan:
Students who violate the above mentioned school rules will be subject to the following disciplinary action:
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For a first offense, the student shall be given a verbal warning and the teacher will call the student’s parent or guardian.
Also the teacher must write a referral to allow student services to track these violations.
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For a second offense, the student will receive a referral and student services will call parent and assign a detention or
Saturday school.
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For a third or subsequent offense, a student shall receive an in-school detention, for a period not to exceed three (3) days.
Note: Dress code violations – counsel student, report and send to the AP’s Office during 1 st or 2nd period only. 3rd – 6th
period violators should be documented with a Disciplinary Referral Form. Students that cannot contact a parent to
bring them a change of clothes will be sent to ISD for the remainder of the school day.
“The Leon County School District does not discriminate against any person on the basis of gender, marital status,
sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, age, color or disability.”
“The Leon County School District does not discriminate against any person on the basis of gender, marital status,
sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, age, color or disability.”