South Academy of International Languages

MS Dress Code Policy

At SAIL, we are preparing our students for international success while dressing for an academic atmosphere of purposeful learning and global citizenship.

Our goal is to implement a dress code policy inclusive to all and appropriate for the academic school setting. Appropriate dress encourages respectful behavior and helps reduce distractions in the school environment. Our staff will implement the dress code equitably and in a manner that does not discriminate or demoralize students in the academic setting. These expectations concern appropriate attire at school during regular school hours and at all school-sponsored events.   

Appropriate attire includes: 

• Clothing which allows a student full range of motion – sitting, bending, reaching, running, climbing stairs – without requiring continual readjustment.

• Non-revealing and well-fitted shirts and bottoms. All attire should be reasonable in length (shorts, skirts, and dresses).  

• Jeans/pants/shorts/skirts that fit properly around the waist.

• For safety reasons – shoes are worn at all times, including athletic shoes for participation in PE & closed-toe & fully closed-back shoes for all other times. (No Crocs, sandals, slides, flip-flops or house shoes)

• Pants, shorts, dresses, and skirts are not worn with rips, tears, shreds, holes, or frayed material.  (Exception: Pants with frayed bottoms in the hem area are allowed.) 

• Leggings which are opaque and do not reveal undergarments.

Inappropriate attire includes:

• Clothing which reveals undergarments, deep cut shirts, midsection, or sides of the body. • Clothing which is frayed, ripped, torn, transparent or has holes.

• Clothing or jewelry with alcohol/drug/profane language or images/symbols/slogans or inflammatory messages.

• Hats, headphones, hoods, bandanas or sunglasses worn inside the building (excludes appropriate headwear for religious reasons)

• Pajamas/blankets/slippers of any kind/lounge wear/halters/strapless shirts/tank tops/undershirts alone/spaghetti straps.

Dress code violations will result in consequences in accordance with the school’s discipline plan per CMS Code of Conduct. Dress code expectations are subject to change at the discretion of school administration. Concerns regarding dress code will be addressed in individual conversations with families and students.  

Students will be sent by a teacher to a staff member (during Ms. VAIL’s absence D7/724) for documentation of possible Dress Code Violation. Dress Code Violations will be documented.

Ms. Vail will maintain a spreadsheet for administration to access.     

**Staff addressing students, as a reminder of the dress code, does not equate to a formal dress code violation.