The Board of Education will permit an individual school site to require student uniforms, if at least 60% of all students’ parents/guardians approve the proposal to require uniforms at that site.

Scholarships will be offered (confidentially), through the Teaching and Learning Department for students who are free lunch eligible. Applications for scholarships (two uniforms per year) will be made through the Teaching and Learning Department.

As part of this policy, an application for exemption (religious verification) from the student uniform requirement will be offered to those parents/guardians who desire such exemption. Each exemption will be for one year only and will be effective after the parent/guardian has met with the designated school site administrator and upon approval of the designated school administrator.

Each school that passes a uniform policy shall develop incentives and positive reinforcement measures to encourage full compliance with the uniform policy. Each school should strive to achieve full compliance through use of incentives and positive reinforcement measures. In addition, schools shall communicate with parents/guardians so that expectations, rationale, and benefits are fully understood by the student and his/her family.

Revised by the Board of Education June 2019