All students are expected to present themselves in an orderly manner, conducive to the advancement of education. Appearance should be neat and acceptable. Items that are disruptive or could cause situations that would diminish the safety of students will be prohibited.

Students are expected to wear the following:

1. Clothing that is hemmed and free from tears, rips, and holes.
2. Clothing that covers undergarments, the back and the entire midriff.
3. Appropriate shoes at all times.

Students may not wear, display or be in possession of:

1. Spiked or studded jewelry of any kind, including ankle bands, bracelets, chokers, rings, gloves and belts.
2. Wallet, choker or any other form of chain.
3. Overly brief or tight garments such as halter-tops, tube tops, or muscle shirts, strapless, off-the-shoulder, or fishnet see through garments. Bib overalls with straps unbuckled are not allowed. Oversized, sagged or baggy pants and belt buckles lettered and numbered are not permitted. Oversized belts hanging from under apparel shall not be worn.
4. Hairnet, do-rags, bandannas or headgear. (Hats or caps shall not be worn in class.)
5. Clothing that is unsafe, lewd, indecent, vulgar, obscene or gang related shall not be worn, nor shall the clothing disrupt the educational process of the orderly operation of the school. Students dress attire shall not display, emblems, lettering or pictures pertaining to gang, drug, tobacco, alcohol, sex, death, mutilation, violence or a gang's "silent code". Any clothing considered by the staff/administration to be gang related is not to be worn.
6. Sunglasses on their head in the classroom.
7. School or personal property (i.e. notebooks, pee-chee folders, backpacks) with graffiti.

Clothing at all times must cover undergarments. For the females, a jacket or cover-up worn to conceal brief clothing that reveals bras or bare midriffs is not acceptable. Dress, skirts and shorts must be long enough to cover buttocks and upper thigh when walking, sitting, bending or reaching.

Definitions

The Bassett High School Administration will determine the nature of gang dress and paraphernalia in continued consultation with the Police Department and District  Office. The Bassett Unified School District Board of Education my set further specifics for the rules relative to the dress and appearance of students that will be strictly enforced.

The term "baggy pants" means: The waistline of the pants, located at the hipbone of the student, when pulled and pinched will not have an excess of material greater than an inch.

The term "sagged pants" means: The waistline of the pants is to be located at the hipbone of the student. With the pants correctly worn, the crotch of the pant will not hang below the body. Properly fitted pants incorrectly worn (below the hipbone) are "sagged pants".

Apparel, hats, jewelry, bandannas, insignias, colors, or paraphernalia that indicate an affiliation with a group or gang which may provoke others to act violently or be intimidated, may not be possessed or worn on campus or at school activities. Clothing, apparel, and paraphernalia that denote gang affiliation and are not appropriate for school will vary and may change year to year.

Students and parents should continue to use good judgment when choosing school clothing. We request and encourage all parents to show an active interest in their student's education by supporting the standards and policies of Bassett High School. (Ed. Code 35183)

Procedural steps regarding dress standards:

1. Violation of the dress standards will result in parent contact by school personnel, confiscation of article or student sent home to change clothes, correct violation. Repeated offenses will result in disciplinary action.