Students Reminded That Cool Dress May Break Warm Weather Code

As temperatures climb this week, students need to remember to keep their wardrobes "cool" to avoid breaking public school dress codes.

It might be a good time to review the dress code with your student (and avoid getting a phone call to bring a change of clothes.

Here's what not to wear to Salem, Plymouth and Canton schools, according to the district's dress code:

• Skirts and/or shorts must be modest (even if worn with leggings), the rule of thumb is that they should be fingertip length, meaning as long as your fingertips with your arms relaxed by your side and fingers extended.
• Garments may not expose underclothing.
• Shirts must completely cover shoulders.
• No bare midriffs.
• No clothing with sexual content, drug, alcohol, or tobacco references.
• Clothing with references to violence is strictly prohibited.
• No dark tinted glasses or sunglasses.
• Students are not to wear items considered potentially dangerous. This includes but is not limited to, chains of any kind, pointed rings or pendants, metal spikes of any kind or gang symbols, etc.
• Students are not to wear hoods up over their heads while inside the school buildings.
• Teachers retain the right to ask students to remove head wear during class time.