United ISD Standardized Dress

Policy FNCA (LOCAL) STUDENT CONDUCT: DRESS CODE
Purpose: The District’s dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, instill discipline, prevent disruption, avoid safety hazards and teach respect for authority.

Reasons for Standardized Dress

• Successful Implementation at the Elementary, Middle and High School Level;
• Parental Request;
• Increase in safety and security at the campus;
  • Easily identify students who should be on the campus
  • Help prevent gangs from forming on campus
• Improvement in student self-esteem
• Lessen peer pressure;
  • Diminish economic and social barriers among students.
• Increase a sense of belonging and school pride/spirit.
• Improve student discipline and focus on school work;
• Possibly lessen clothing expenses for parents.

Standardized Dress Grades PK-12th

• Shirts and Blouses in navy and white (High School color options)
• Pants, Skirts, Shorts, Skorts, Capris, Jumpers and Dresses in khaki, navy and black
• Sweaters, sweatshirts, vests and jackets in any color

Elementary and Middle Schools

Shirts / Blouses

• Sleeves and collars are required on shirts/blouses
• Turtlenecks shall be allowed
• All shirts/blouses, and turtlenecks/ undershirts must be tucked in at all times
• Snaps/zippers on shirts are not allowed
• Manufacturers’ logos/trademarks should not be larger than 1 inch

Pants, Capris, Shorts

• Pockets of pants, capris, shorts must be the standard front pockets
• Attire must fit well and not be oversized
• Attire with belt loops requite belts for students in grades 3rd through 12th

Skirts, Shorts, Skorts, Jumpers, Dresses

• Only khaki, navy blue or black is allowed
• Garments must be appropriately sized and worn at the waist
• Belts must be worn with garments with belt loops
• A garment may be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee

Outwear

All sweatshirts, jackets, sweaters and sweater vests must be worn over a standard dress-approved shirt/blouse. Outerwear garments are acceptable in any color and may or may not have hood/hoodie; however, they must have buttons or zippers. No pullover sweatshirts with or without hoods will be allowed. The hood/hoodie will not be allowed to be worn inside the school building. Official letterman jackets, school jackets, and school logos on outerwear garments are permitted provided such jackets or logos correspond with the school in which such garments are worn.

Selected High School Color Options 9th-12th

• United High School: Orange
• United South High School: Carolina Blue
• Alexander High School: Gold
• Lyndon B. Johnson High School: Purple

Acceptable for High Schools

Allowed

Leggings/tights are allowed under attire that meets uniform specifications. Leggings/tights may only be solid navy, black or white

Not Allowed

• Shirts untucked or with inappropriate messages, zippers or snaps
• Short skirts, skorts, shorts, jumpers or dresses more than 3 inches above the knee
• Baggies, low rise, or loose fit pants as well as jeans, denim, cargo, carpenter, painter, overalls, bell bottoms or wide-leg style of pants
• Full-length trench coats & dusters
• House slippers, flip flops, steel or hard plastic – toe shoes/boots, skate shoes and shoes that may pose safety hazards
• Torn clothing not allowed
• No hats, caps. skull caps, scarves, bandanas
• Visible drawstrings on pants, shorts, skorts or capris

Not worn inside building

• Sunglasses
• Hood/Hoddie

Questions

For questions, please contact the Student Affairs Department at (956) 473-6249