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Albuquerque
Public School's Board of Education has approved a policy which states
that
starting with the 1999-2000 school year, at all West Mesa Cluster
Elementary
Schools, except for Mary Ann Binford, Truman, John Adams and Jimmy
Carter Middle
Schools, students will be required to wear standard uniform dress. All guidelines, which have been adopted
for the Albuquerque Public Schools and for the West Mesa Cluster
Schools, are
still in effect and are included where appropriate in the itemized
lists which
follow.
The uniform dress
policy will
apply:
To all students in these schools except where
there is
specific instructional, safety, religious, or medical reasons.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
NO gang-related clothing.
NO chains or spiked jewelry.
NO sunglasses, hair nets, hats
or bandanas.
No accessories
which promote
negative behaviors (profanity, violence, sex, drugs, alcohol, tobacco,
bigotry,
disrespect, or gangs) or that is highly distractive, disruptive, or
immodest. Hats may be worn on the
playground, but not inside buildings.
PANTS (Boys and
Girls)
Solid Colors: black, khaki (tan) , navy
Fitted at the waist
Black, brown, navy belt, no excess length
hanging down
(grade 3 & up)
Students grade 2 and under may wear pants with
an elastic
waistband
Neither baggy or tight
No extra wide legs or bell-bottom pants
NO dropped crotch
NO saggy pants
NO denim (jeans) or corduroy
NO sweat or jogging pants
NO outside pockets (cargo pants)
NO overalls
SHORTS (Boys and
Girls)
Solid Colors: black, khaki (tan), navy
NO longer than the knee
NO short overalls
NO shorter than two inches above knee
SKIRTS OR JUMPERS
(Girls)
Solid Colors: black, khaki,
navy
Pleated or straight skirt or skort
NO wrap skirts
NO shorter than 2 inches above knee
SHIRTS/BLOUSES
(Boys and Girls)
Solid Colors: burgundy,
light blue, navy blue, or white
worn tucked into pants, shorts, skirts
collared with buttons or turtleneck
short/long sleeves, no sleeveless
NO transparent or sheer materials
NO logos, designs/trimmed collars
NO tank tops or bare midriffs
SWEATSHIRTS/SWEATERS/
VESTS
(Boys and Girls)
Solid Colors: burgundy, light blue, navy blue, white
worn over a legal shirt
do not wear tucked into pants
NO hoods
NO logos
JACKETS (Boys and
Girls)
NO professional team jacket except
for NM professional and NM college
teams
NO logos