KMS Dress Code

• Clothing must cover all undergarments, the midsection, and chest area. Outfits that expose excessive cleavage are not appropriate for school.  

• Shirts/tops with an opaque front, back, and sides (under the arms) must be worn. 

• Pants, skirts, dresses, leggings, or shorts must be worn.   

• Buttocks, genitals, and chests must be covered by an opaque outer layer of clothing. 

• Length of pants, skirts, dresses, leggings, shorts, or other lower body clothing may not be shorter than the tip of the student’s longest fingertip, when student is standing with arms naturally hanging along the side of their body. 

• Hats, head coverings, or beanies that do not cover the ears or cause a distraction to the educational process may be worn. Teachers, at their discretion, may limit wearing of hats in their classrooms.  

• Hoods are not allowed to be worn in school in the building. A hood type sweatshirt may be on the item of clothing, but the hood cannot be on the student’s head while the student is inside the building. 

• Safe footwear must be worn (this excludes slippers, socks, and bare feet). 

• Clothing may not pose potential harm to other students (including spikes, sharp edges, and chains). 

• Students may be required to wear special clothing for certain classes such as labs, gym and health classes, and CTE classes due to unique hazards. 

• No hate speech or bigoted language and/or symbols on clothing and/or body.  

• No nudity, pornographic images, or sexual acts on clothing and/or body. 

• Clothing cannot depict or advertise alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drug use. No images of plants or other sources from which illegal drugs are developed or engineered or created. 

• No images or words that promote acts of violence toward an individual or group of individuals. 

• Clothing may not display or suggest profanity, inappropriate language, or messages that include insinuated swearing (such as using symbols or altered spellings to imply curse words). 

• Clothing that is considered disruptive to the learning environment may be addressed by administration. 

Please see the student handbook section on Dress Code for more information.