BECK ACADEMY DRESS CODE
Beck Academy students are required to dress according to the following guidelines. Students are
expected to take pride in their personal appearance such that it does not disrupt student work or
school order, distract others, or violate health and safety guidelines. Students must be in dress
code when they arrive on campus and stay in dress code until they are off campus. Teachers
and staff are expected to enforce these guidelines at all times. Student’s dress code for attending
a school function in the evening must meet Greenville County School (GCS) Dress Code or dress
according to guidelines set for the particular event.
Shirts:
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BLUE, BLACK, KHAKI, WHITE AND PINK (SOLID COLORS)
Shirts may not have stripes on collar or sleeves
Turtleneck shirts are permitted.
All shirts must have a collar and sleeves. Shirts may not have a hood, cowl or scoop neck
Long sleeve or short sleeve t-shirts, tank tops or spaghetti-strap shirts may NOT be worn
over dress code shirts. Top shirt must have a collar and sleeves. Dress code shirt must be
worn under sweater, sweatshirt, pull-over or light jacket.
 Boys’ shirts must remain tucked in at all times while on campus or fieldtrips. Girls must
have all of their mid-section covered by their shirts when they raise their hands above
their heads and no low cut shirts allowed. Girls may not tie up their shirts in the front or
back. Girls that wear shirts longer than finger-tip length must also tuck shirt in.
 All shirts worn under dress code shirts must be solid white, black, navy or khaki.
 Shirts must remain tucked until the student leaves campus.
Pants, Skirts, Dresses or Shorts: NAVY BLUE, KHAKI, OR BLACK (SOLID COLORS) NO
WHITE PANTS, SKIRTS, SHORTS OR DRESSES
 Jeans (denim) of any color may NOT be worn.
 Pants, dresses, skirts and shorts must be hemmed and not have a ragged hem.
 Dresses must have a collar
 Overalls, pants with drawstrings, sweatpants (sweatshirt material), or other athletic pants
/shorts including velour pants may NOT be worn.
 Pants, shorts and skirts must be worn with the waistline above the hips at all times.
 Pants cannot be tucked in socks or drag on the floor.
 Oversize garments may not be worn.
 Belts must be worn if garments were made with belt loops. No large belt buckles may be
worn (examples: Sexy, Precious, or student’s name) All belts must be worn at the waist.
 Skirts, dresses and shorts must be finger tip length
 Tights or leggings cannot be worn without a skirt over them and do not affect the
requirement for length of the skirt. No “fishnet” type stockings permitted. Leggings
must be solid, dress code color.
 Tying items other than belts around the waist is not permitted.
Outerwear
 Coats may NOT be worn in the classrooms and must be put in the locker immediately
upon arrival to the grade level hall. Coats will remain in the lockers until last locker
break.
 Hooded sweatshirts, hooded jackets, hooded vests, hooded fleece, and hooded sweaters
must be put in the locker immediately upon arrival to the grade level hall.
 Only light weight jackets that meet dress code, solid black, white, khaki blue or pink will
be allowed in classrooms and cafeteria. Sweaters, sweatshirts, vests, jackets and fleece
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worn in the classroom must be blue, black, white, khaki or pink (SOLID COLORS) and
be worn with a shirt that meets dress code requirements. These items may not hang
below finger tips or have a hood or logo other than pocket logos. Dress code shirt
collar must be visible under outer garment. All other jackets and coats must be kept in
the locker. School sponsored athletic wear can only be worn at the approval of
administration.
Long socks pulled up may not be worn with shorts or skirts. Mismatched or two pairs of
socks of different colors are not allowed.
No logos (other than on the shirt pocket area), writing, or pictures are permitted on
garments. (large American Flags, Klaver, names of schools including JL Mann, etc. do
not meet dress code.)
Students may wear Beck Academy sweatshirts but not t-shirts over a collared shirt.
The administration recommends students purchase a dress code sweatshirt to keep in the
locker for use in the classrooms on cooler days and to keep in PE locker.
Shoes, Hats, Piercing and Accessories:
 Proper shoes for school are required. No bedroom shoes or mesh type slippers may
be worn on campus. Students may wear flip flops and sandals as long as the prongs
of the shoes do not go through the bottom of the shoe. Tennis shoes must be worn for
PE.
 No hats, bandanas, skullies, “do-rags”, sweatbands/headbands or sunglasses may be
worn or be visible while on campus or on school bus. Extraneous articles such as
chains may not hang from clothing. Hoods on garments may not be pulled over head
until student is physically off campus.
 Facial, nose and/or tongue jewelry are not permitted. Mouth “grillz” are not
permitted.
 Hair or weave of non-human color is not permitted. Students will be assigned ISS or
OSS until the non-human color hair is removed.
 Decorative symbols or lines may not be shaved in the hair/head.
 Scarves may be worn to school but must be put in the locker upon arrival.
 No suspenders, Mardi Gras type beads or studded necklaces or bracelets may be
worn.
CONSEQUENCES:
 Lunch detention assigned to students in homeroom and student sent to change clothes.
 After homeroom, student will be sent to call home and assigned an after-school detention. If a
parent is not able to bring the necessary item(s) to school immediately, student will receive a
referral and sent to ISS. Students that break dress code repeatedly will receive a referral for
refusal to obey and be suspended from school.
Special days will be designated throughout the year where the dress code is amended to include
different color shirts, jeans and/or t-shirts. Only the students that meet the criteria will be allowed
to participate. Students will not be allowed to wear hooded garments, jerseys, sweatpants or
clothes with holes in them on these days. Students not meeting the criteria but wear non-dress
code clothes will receive a referral resulting in ISS, OSS or loss of the privilege to participate in
future special days. These days will be used to reward students that exhibit good behavior, good
grades or to participate in special events.