UPDATED: What is the Dress Code For Danvers High School This Year?

By LIZ TAURASI (Patch Staff)

Dress codes exist at schools throughout the Commonwealth, and at Danvers High School it’s no different.

Should Yoga Pants and Leggings Be Banned in Schools?

While leggings and yoga pants aren’t banned in Danvers, the dress code is specific about what students are and are not allowed to wear to school,

A student’s appearance must be appropriate for the learning environment at school. The administration reserves the right to make decisions with regard to potential health and safety-related issues and send a students home if dress is inappropriate or distracting to the learning process.

The following are not to be worn to school:

• Tank tops
• Shirts with plunging neck lines
• Shirts that reveal any part of the midriff
• Skirts, shorts, and dresses that are NOT mid-thigh, or longer, in length
• Underwear that is visible (all pants should be “waist-appropriate”)
• Shirts with statements or graphics that promote or condone substance abuse or violence of ANY kind
• Clothing with profane or otherwise distasteful language
• Costumes of any kind
• Pajama pants
• Slippers or slippered shoes
• Hats including visors, hoods, bandanas, or other head-coverings
• Metal chains or items containing rivets or metal spikes
• Long chains or oversized clothing that hinders mobility or safety

Revised:

Short shorts with leggings • Bathing suits • Tank tops • Shirts with plunging neck lines • Shirts that reveal any part of the midriff • Skirts, shorts, and dresses that are excessively short (as determined by administration) • Underwear that is visible (all pants should be “waist-appropriate”) • Shirts with statements or graphics that promote or condone substance abuse or violence of ANY kind, makes sexual connotations, or suggests double meaning • Clothing with profane or otherwise distasteful language • Costumes of any kind • Pajama pants • Any garment that is see-through • Head gear including visors, hoods, bandanas, baseball caps, do-rags, ski masks, scarves & sweat bands Students with health or religious reasons requiring head gear must request permission through administration • Metal chains or items containing rivets or metal spikes • Long chains or oversized clothing that hinders mobility or safety • Sunglasses

View Danvers High School’s Dress Code on Page 32 of the Student Handbook >>>

What do you think? Should leggings and yoga pants be banned in our public schools? Do you agree with those who say they are distracting? Tell us in the comments section below.