New Dress Code “Crackdown”

This 2022-2023 school year, Sierra Vista High School strictly imposed Clark County School District’s dress code policy. If a student violates dress code policies, the Student Success Office requires the students to wear blue shirts or the Sierra Vista’s P.E. uniform.

Assistant Principal Ms. Julia Ventura shares the changes to the dress code this year, “This year we are implementing and enforcing Clark County School District dress code policy. Now that we have been back on campus for over a full year after COVID, we decided as an administrative team that it was important to enforce district rules and provide consistency to our students. The most significant dress code offenses that we were seeing were bare midriffs and head gear.”

Students who repeatedly violate the dress code policy will be given consequences. Ventura explains, “Students who are cited for dress code violations have the incident added to their Infinite Campus behavior log. A student is given a verbal warning when in violation. This progresses to a conference call to parents, lunch detention, and In-House suspension days if the
student continues to be cited for dress code violations.” Ventura shares the reason for the change, “This year, we are focused on being compliant with all CCSD policies. As a team, we felt that it was important to provide structure and consistency for our students as a way of showing them that we are committed to their education. Dress code is just one piece of the overall puzzle that we are working on this year.”

The dress code policy includes:
● No headgear of any kind (hats, hoodies, beanies, and du-rags).
● No bare midriff (shirts must extend to the top of the pants/shorts/skirt).
● Straps on shirts must be at least 3 inches wide (no spaghetti straps).
● Shorts and skirts must be at fingertip length.
● Holes in pants or shorts must be below fingertip length.
● Shorts, pants, and skirts must be worn at the waist. Sagging is not permitted.
● Clothing with any controversial, discriminatory, profane, and/or obscene is strictly
prohibited.
● Clothing that promotes illegals or violent conduct or affiliation with groups that promotes such conduct is prohibited.

Students shared their thoughts on the stricter dress code policy. Eleventh grader Lola Carbonetti comments on the policy, “I feel like the dress code has changed a lot, I don’t really like it. In my opinion, the dress code is targeted towards the girls the most,” Carbonetti further adds, “They have become stricter with what is shown on t-shirts, people wearing hats, and they hand out those dress code shirts. I think it has to do with safety and respect for other students.”

Wearing school appropriate clothing prevents in-class distraction and limits the amount of teasing that occurs in the classroom which can also increase school safety