Dress Code and Cell Phone Policies

  • Dress Code and Cell Phone Policies

    Students at Mallard Creek High School are expected to dress appropriately for school and school-related events. The following should be used as guidelines for what is considered acceptable school attire. Underlined items will be points of emphasis in 2023-2024. 

    • Clothing must completely cover all undergarments and may not expose any part of the midsection (no core exposed, hem of the shirt overlap waistband, in any position), or bust. Sheer or see-through clothing that also exposes these areas or shows undergarments through fabric is not permitted.
    • Pants/shorts/skirts must be worn at the natural waist line and securely fastened.
    • Skirts, shorts, and dresses should be reasonable in length, using palm length (bottom of your palm to fingertips) as a general rule. 
    • Shoes are required at all times.  
    • No abusive, suggestive or profane language, symbols of illegal drugs, or any other words, symbols or slogans on clothing or jewelry that disrupt the learning environment.
    • Athletic uniforms worn to school must conform to dress code.
    • Jeans/pants with tears or holes above palm length must have an article of clothing beneath, like leggings/tights.
    • Pajama pants, blankets, bedroom slippers, or other loungewear are not permitted.
    • Bandanas are not permitted.
    • Sunglasses & ski masks are not permitted

    All students will be responsible for following the dress code as established by Mallard Creek High School and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Student dress or grooming that is deemed by the staff as disruptive or inappropriate is not permitted. Failure to comply with the dress code will result in disciplinary action. Students may be denied access to class when found to be out of dress code and parents/guardians will need to bring a change of clothes

    TECHNOLOGY & CELL PHONE POLICY

    Students will be assigned a Chromebook at the start of the year if they are new. Students who did not turn in their Chromebooks should bring them in to be reactivated for the new school year. We want to remind all students to limit personal cell phone usage during school hours, in accordance with Rule 5 of the Code of Student Conduct. Cell phones must be stored away during instructional time. Possession of a cell phone by a student during school hours is a privilege which may be revoked for violations of the Code of Student Conduct. Violations may result in confiscation and/or other disciplinary actions. The district and school are not responsible for theft, loss, or damage to cell phones or other PTDs brought onto CMS property.