Cairo School District #1 – Uniform Policy 2021-2022 (AP 7:165-AP1)
Revised: August 17, 2022
General Information
1. Clothing shall be of proper fit.
2. Clothing shall be clean, in good repair, with no holes, cuts or tears.
Permitted:
Shirts/Tops:
Shirts must fit properly and completely cover chest and stomach areas. No strapless, sheer, or sleeveless shirts, tank tops, tube shirts, or pajamas shirts are prohibited; no undergarments should be seen.
Pants/Bottoms:
Pants must fit properly and completely. No skin, undergarments or shorts may not have visible through the pants. Dresses, shorts, skorts, skirts must be at fingertip length.
Prohibited:
- NO excessively large, baggy, or skin-tight tops and pants.
- No leggings, low-rise, hip-hugger, tight-fitting, jeggings, yoga-style pants, stretchy, shiny, leather or leather-like material, pajama material, sagging, baggy and/or over-length and cut-styled pants.
* Special considerations will be made on a care-by-care basis pending Administration Approval.
Please Note:
White tops or pants must have either a white undershirt or white undergarment or flesh-colored undergarments.
Any attire or piercings deemed inappropriate by the principal or his/her designee is not permitted.
Accessories
• Shoestrings and shoe straps must be attached and worn properly.
Prohibited:
- Students must wear footwear at all time, and footwear must be appropriate for the activity. No house shoes flip flops, open-toe shoes, or slippers.
- No head-gear (hats, caps, sock hats, curlers, hoods, sweatbands, stockings, bandanas, night wraps, scarfs, visors, sunglasses or other similar head coverings).
- Clothing and accessories (jewelry, belt buckles, necklaces, etc.) with obscene, crude or rude picture, or saying pertaining to drugs, alcohol, tobacco, extreme violence, sex or gangs are not permitted.
* If a student wishes to wear a uniform which was approved during the uniform policy, they may do so.
CONSEQUENCES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY
1st Offense: Verbal warning
2nd Offense: 1 Detention (parent must pick up item)
3rd Offense: In school suspension (parent must pick up item)
4th Offense: Out of school suspension (parent must pick up item)