Pinnacles Dress Code

DRESS CODE

1. In accordance with SUSD DRESS AND GROOMING POLICY, the administration at Pinnacle High School has adopted the following Dress Code Policy with the intent that students must be dressed and groomed in an appropriate manner that will not interfere with or distract from the educational environment (C.C. R. Title 5, Section 302). THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION’S DECISION REGARDING ANY ATTIRE RELATED TO THE ESTABLISHED DRESS GUIDELINES WILL PREVAIL.
2. The administration has a responsibility to adopt rules and procedures so that the students are free from the threats or harmful influences of any groups or gangs that advocate substance abuse or disruptive behavior. The administration therefore prohibits the presence of any apparel, jewelry, accessory, notebook, trademark, graffiti or any other attribute, which denotes membership in such a group. School/District personnel have the responsibility to protect the health and safety of students and to maintain proper and appropriate conditions that promote learning.
3. Parents/Guardians have the primary responsibility to see that students comply with Pinnacles High School dress code.  The following is designed to serve as clarification and definition of some of the dress code guidelines and should be considered when purchasing items that your child will be wearing to school.

EXPECTATIONS

1. All students are expected to comply with the Pinnacles High School Dress Code.
2. Students must comply immediately when instructed by any Soledad Community Education Center staff/faculty member to correct a Dress Code violation.
3. To refuse or be argumentative may result in a referral to an administrator for defiance.  Defiance as defined by Education Code 48900 (k): Disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties.  

CONSEQUENCES

1. 1st Offense – Student will immediately correct the dress code violation and return to class. Non-compliance will result in parents being called and the student being removed from campus to change the inappropriate clothing. The Infraction will be noted on the student's disciplinary record.
2. Students that are habitual violators of the dress code may be recommended to an administrator for defiance.

3. Personal items will be returned according to the following:
4. 1st Offense: Student may pick up item after school.
5. 2nd Offense: Student will be required to have parent pick up.
6. 3rd Offense: Student may pick up in June.

INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHING

1. Clothing which exposes undergarments and /or posteriors (bare midriff, abdomen, chest, back, buttocks, etc.) is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to:
2. Strapless tops (tube tops) and strapless dresses.
3. Single strap tops or dresses.
4. Backless tops or dresses.
5. Clothing that exposes excess cleavage. “Rule of thumb” for the neckline is an imaginary straight line from underarm to underarm while standing erect.
6. Tank tops.
7. Skirts or shorts shorter than mid-thigh.
8. Sheer (see-through garments).
9. Muscle shirts (sleeveless shirts).
10. Pajamas/pajama pants/ bedroom shoes.
11. Shirts that expose bare midriff.
12. Clothing that reveals underwear /undergarments.
13. Risqué costumes, such as French Maid or She-Devil on Halloween Day.
14. Any clothing that offends the rule of decency.

OTHER INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHING

Includes but is not limited to:

1. Clothing that portrays suggestive, derogatory, insulting pictures or writing, or in any way can be construed to have a “double” meaning.
2. Ex: Hooters, Playboy Bunny, Pimp, Hustler, Player, etc.  Any article of clothing that refers to any type of alcohol, drug, or act that is illegal or hazardous to one’s health.
3. Apparel with emblems, printing, or offensive pictures, etc. that creates animosity between groups and/or individuals.
4. Tee shirts that hang longer than the tip of the thumb with arms hanging naturally at the sides. (Cannot simply tuck it in. Shirt must be changed).
5. White collarless shirt worn as outer garment. (Undershirt or facsimile).
6. Apparel denoting professional sports teams or college logos, including but not limited to jerseys, hats, jackets, beanies, lanyards, or shirts.

GANG-RELATED ATTIRE

This includes but is not limited to:

1. SOLID Red, Maroon, or Royal Blue articles of clothing are NOT to be worn at any time.  Articles of clothing with Red, Maroon, or Royal Blue must have at least 50% of another color. No pendletons.
2. Red, Maroon, or Royal Blue shoes or shoe strings are NOT allowed.
3. Clothing depicting gangsters or gang lifestyles (i.e.; Scarface shirts, dollar signs ($), skulls, dice, guns, knives, or other weapons and facsimiles) are not allowed.
4. No sagging pants; (crotch of the pants must fit the body appropriately).
5. No oversized pants; pants should be worn to fit the natural waistline, but no more than two (2) sizes larger with a belt. Pants or shorts that are hanging below the hipbone are prohibited.
6. No web belts unless worn as part of a  uniform 
7. No belt buckles with initials. 
8. “Gang-related apparel” is defined as any item of clothing, accessory, jewelry, or manner of grooming which may by virtue of its color, arrangement, trademark or other attribute, denotes membership in or affiliation with gangs.
9. Because gang attire can change from year to year, as well as, from campus to campus, the principal and his designee will make final decisions on what is gang attire and what is not need to be sensitive to new group attire for recognition.
10. After several incidents have occurred in which attire by the participants can be established as a contributing factor, the specific clothing identified with the group can be added to the list of unacceptable school attire.

FOOT WEAR

Main concern here is student safety.

1. Footwear should be appropriate for normal activities. Street shoes should have hard comfortable soles. Tennis shoes (sneakers) are appropriate.
2. The following are not appropriate: Flip flops, soft-soled leather moccasins, bedroom slippers, and steel-toed boots.
3. SHOES WITHOUT A BACKSTRAP ARE NOT ALLOWED.
4. Open-toed shoes are not allowed for science lab days. 

OTHER ITEMS NOT TO BE WORN ON CAMPUS

1. Bedding, such as blankets worn as wraps.
2. Any make-up, jewelry or accessories that attract undue attention.
3. Sunglasses may not be worn indoors and must be inside shirt pocket or stored away. Prescription sunglasses will require a doctor’s note to be filed in student’s CUM folder. 
4. No chains connecting the wallet to a belt loop or worn anywhere on the person. No chain so heavy in the form of a necklace or otherwise that it could be construed as a “weapon”.
5. No spiked belts, spiked necklaces, spiked bracelets, spiked rings, or spiked earrings.
6. No backpacks, notebooks, lanyards or clothing with graffiti, dice, guns, knives, bombs, marijuana leaves, profanity, or questionable pictures or language that would create animosity between groups or bring undue attention that may cause a disruption to the learning environment.
7. No jewelry or clothing denoting professional sports teams, dollar signs ($), mushrooms, marijuana leaves, alcohol logos, skeleton heads, spikes, swastikas or facsimiles.

In case of questionable dress

(not covered in the guidelines listed above), the student will be counseled, and a parent/guardian contact will be attempted seeking parental/guardian assistance. Students will not be allowed to return to class until they are appropriately dressed for school. We encourage you to contact the Principal at 678-6300, if you have any questions about the dress code.

We thank you for your support and compliance to ensure the best possible safe learning environment for your student.