Dress Guidelines

Forest Hills students are expected to be neat and well groomed. Their clothing should be in good taste for school living, worn in the generally accepted manner, and be modest, inoffensive and safe.

The following guidelines apply equally to all students regardless of age, gender, stature, physical attributes or other unique characteristics unless specified differently. Clothing is used as a general term that includes jewelry, hair, footwear and other body adornment.

1. All clothing must allow the students to be safe,
comfortable, neat, and suitably modest while carrying on the normal
school activities.

2. Tops, shirts and dresses must have sleeves or worn under a top which does have sleeves.

3. Midriffs must not be visible when the student’s arms are raised straight up above the student’s head. Backs must not be visible when the student is seated.

4. Shirt or sweater necklines must be suitably modest.

5. Pants or jeans must be fitted properly around the waist so that undergarments are not visible. Pants which fall down or which drag on the ground must be belted so they stay up or they should not be worn.

6. Shorts and skirts are to be at least as long as the fingertips when arms are held at the side. Shorts must be hemmed.

7. Caps and hats are to be worn outdoors.

8. Shoes must be properly laced and tied. Shoes must be worn at all times. Gym shoes with backs are required for P.E. classes.

9. These items of clothing should be left at home:

• Footwear with slippery soles, flip-flops, shower shoes and shoes with marking soles.
• Clothing that is ripped, torn, frayed or dirty.
• Clothing which has words, logos, phrases symbols, pictures which contradict or mock what Christians profess. Clothing with symbols and/or names promoting liquor, beer, tobacco, drugs or other controversial products.
• Chains, spikes and other jewelry which might be considered “counter-cultural”.

10. Grooming should reflect care and consideration of others:

• Hair should be clean, neat, combed or brushed and appropriately styled. Hair coloring must be within the range of natural hair colors.
• Girls may wear earrings.  Other pierced jewelry is not appropriate for boys or girls.
• Permanent tattoos are not permitted. Temporary tattoos are discouraged.