Policy 506 - Clothing and Appearance

The purpose of this policy is to enhance the education of students by establishing expectations that support educational goals. Students and their families have the primary and joint responsibility for student clothing and appearance. Teachers and other district staff should exemplify and reinforce student clothing and appearance standards and help students develop an understanding of appropriate appearance in the school environment.

A. It is the policy of this school district to encourage students to be clothed suitably for school activities and in keeping with community standards.

B. A student’s clothing or appearance may not materially and substantially disrupt or interfere with the educational mission, school environment, classwork, or school activities. A student’s clothing or appearance may not incite or contribute to substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others or pose a threat to the health or safety of the student or others.

C.  It is the policy of the School Board to permit principals and staff to make and enforce reasonable guidelines and rules for their buildings, and to review these guidelines and rules annually.

• U. S. Const., amend. I
• Tinker v. Des Moines Indep. Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 503, 89 S.Ct. 733, 21 L.Ed.2d 731 (1969)
• Stephenson v. Davenport Cmty. Sch. Dist., 110 F.3d 1303 (8th Cir. 1997)
• D.B. ex rel. Brogdon v. Lafon, 217 Fed.Appx. 518 (6th Cir. 2007)
• B.W.A. v. Farmington R-7 Sch. Dist., 554 F.3d 734 (8th Cir. 2009)
• Madrid v. Anthony, 510 F.Supp.2d 425 (S.D. Tex. 2007)
• Lowry v. Watson Chapel Sch. Dist., 540 F.3d 752 (8th Cir. 2008)
• Hicks v. Halifax County Bd. of Educ., 93 F.Supp.2d 649 (E.D. N.C.1999)
• McIntire v. Bethel School, Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 3, 804 F.Supp. 1415 (W.D. Okla. 1992)
• Olesen v. Bd. of Educ. of Sch. Dist. No. 228, 676 F.Supp. 820 (N.D. Ill. 1987)
• U. S. Const., amend. I
• Minn. Stat. § 124D.792 (Graduation Ceremonies; Tribal Regalia and Objects of Cultural Significance)
• Minn. Stat. § 363A.03, Subd. 36a (Definitions)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Indep. Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• B.W.A. v. Farmington R-7 Sch. Dist., 554 F.3d 734 (8th Cir. 2009)
• Lowry v. Watson Chapel Sch. Dist., 540 F.3d 752 (8th Cir. 2008)
• Stephenson v. Davenport Cmty. Sch. Dist., 110 F.3d 1303 (8th Cir. 1997)
• B.H. ex rel. Hawk v. Easton Area School Dist., 725 F.3d 293 (3rd Cir. 2013)
• D.B. ex rel. Brogdon v. Lafon, 217 Fed. Appx. 518 (6th Cir. 2007)
• Hardwick v. Heyward, 711 F.3d 426 (4th Cir. 2013)
• Madrid v. Anthony, 510 F.Supp.2d 425 (S.D. Tex. 2007)
• McIntire v. Bethel School, Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 3, 804 F.Supp. 1415 (W.D. Okla. 1992)
• Hicks v. Halifax County Bd. of Educ., 93 F.Supp.2d 649 (E.D. N.C. 1999)
• Olesen v. Bd. of Educ. of Sch. Dist. No. 228, 676 F.Supp. 820 (N.D. Ill. 1987)

• Adopted: March 9, 1970
• Amended: January 12, 1987
• Amended: March 15, 2004
• Amended: November 11, 2008
• Amended: October 13, 2014
• Amended: April 14, 2025
• Last Reviewed: April 14, 2025
   

• Policy 506-R - Student Dress Code Regulations