Group of childrenLadera Elementary School Dress Code

Ladera Elementary has a high standard of dress. Students are expected to display good grooming by maintaining standards of appropriate dress, cleanliness, and hair styling. Ladera Elementary adheres to the CVUSD's Board of Education Policy 452.1.

General rules:

  1. The appearance of students or attire worn by students disruptive to the educational process will be grounds for exclusion from class. This provision shall include, but is not limited to, wearing of a color, style, or item of clothing, a particular hair style, cosmetics or jewelry, and symbols of identification.
  2. Students are at school to concentrate on learning and cannot do so when others distract them by their attire or appearance. Clothing must be appropriate. General guidelines to follow include:
    1. Underwear should not be visible.
    2. Skirts, dresses, and shorts should be mid-thigh in length or longer.
    3. All shirt straps should be at least one inch wide.
    4. Tube tops, midriffs, halter-tops or low necklines back or front are not allowed.
    5. Baggy, oversized clothing or too tight/provocative clothing is not appropriate for school.
    6. Pants must be able to stay up at the waist without a belt, must be hemmed, may not be oversized, and may not drag on the ground.
    7. Clothing that depicts violence, graffiti activity, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, provocative statements or any activity that breaks the law may not be worn. Gang related attire is not permitted.
    8. Caps, hats or hoods are only allowed when students are outside the building. Caps, hats or hoods may not be worn indoors at any time. We reserve the right to take a cap/hat away from any student if it disrupts the educational process.
  3. Students are allowed to wear sunscreen and any types of sun-protective clothing during school hours.
  4. For reasons of safety, students will not be permitted to attend school in bare feet and must wear shoes with a back strap and closed toes at all times. Shoes must be appropriate for students to participate in normal P.E. activities and recess.
  5. 5. For reasons of health and cleanliness, students' hair shall be neat, clean, and well groomed while at school.