Area school districts and early learning facilities require those working in their buildings to dress professionally. They have identified the following items as professional and unprofessional attire for those who wish to work with their students in their buildings.
Professional attire (the to wear list) includes:
dresses, skirts (no more than 3” above the knee), blouses, polo shirts, sweaters, jackets, pant suits, suits, blazers, dress slacks/khakis, shirt and tie, leather or suede shoes or dress sandals.
Unprofessional attire (the not to wear list) includes such items as : leggings; stretch pants; stirrup pants; spandex pants; denim jeans of any color; athletic wear such as sweat pants or sweat shirts; shorts; tank tops; t-shirts; bare midriffs; halter-tops; short skirts; clothes with holes; clothing that depicts images or texts; leisure sandals (such as flip-flops and thongs); sneakers; clothing that reveals one’s stomach, private areas, or underwear –either when standing or kneeling/bending over or stretching; and see-through shirts or skirts.
Schools and centers reserve the right to ask candidates to remove jewelry, particularly pierced body jewelry.
Physical education teachers are an exception and may wear sweat suits and sneakers.
TO SIGNIFY THAT YOU ARE IN A SCHOOL BUILDING LEGITIMATELY, SCHOOLS REQUIRE YOU TO WEAR THEIR ID TAGS AT ALL TIMES.
