COOL TOOLCOOL TOOLJanuary 4, 2011January 4, 2011

Dress With Dress With Respect for Respect for Education!Education!

MMSD Dress Code: MMSD Dress Code: All students must dress in a All students must dress in a

manner which does not manner which does not disrupt teaching or learning disrupt teaching or learning or which does not pose a risk or which does not pose a risk to security, health or safety. to security, health or safety.

This includes:This includes:No hatsNo hats, or other , or other articles worn on articles worn on the head – no the head – no matter how cool matter how cool (or warm) they (or warm) they are!are!

This includes:This includes:Coats must be Coats must be kept in lockers kept in lockers during school during school hours.hours.

This includes:This includes:Shirts must not Shirts must not have any alcohol have any alcohol or drug or drug promotion – and promotion – and messages should messages should be positive. be positive.

This ALSO includes:This ALSO includes:No distracting clothing, please!No distracting clothing, please!Remember the 3 B’s!Remember the 3 B’s!No No bbreasts!reasts!No No bbellies!ellies!No No bbehinds!ehinds!

This ALSO includes:This ALSO includes:UnderUnderwear is worn wear is worn UNDERUNDER clothing. No one clothing. No one should see it. ANY of it!should see it. ANY of it!

Why is it important?Why is it important?Dressing in a way that Dressing in a way that draws attention to your draws attention to your physical body prevents physical body prevents others from paying others from paying attention to their school attention to their school work.work.

Why is it important?Why is it important?Studies show that Studies show that people who dress for people who dress for success are more success are more successful in school successful in school and in life.and in life.

Why is it important?Why is it important?We are all here to We are all here to learn and increase learn and increase personal learning.personal learning.

Why is it important?Why is it important?Respectful dressing Respectful dressing prevents negative prevents negative comments or comments or disrespectful disrespectful comments from peers.comments from peers.

Why is it important?Why is it important?You are viewed as a You are viewed as a confident and confident and successful student.successful student.

Before it happens . . . Before it happens . . . When you are shopping, you When you are shopping, you

may purchase clothes that you may purchase clothes that you know you can wear at social know you can wear at social events, events, but you should also but you should also purchase some simple purchase some simple clothes that are attractive, clothes that are attractive, but cover the three “B’s”but cover the three “B’s”

This could happen . . . This could happen . . . You are in a bad mood because you You are in a bad mood because you

do not have any clean clothes that do not have any clean clothes that are appropriate for school. You find are appropriate for school. You find some shorts that are not long some shorts that are not long enough enough butbut you put leggings under you put leggings under them so you will not get in trouble them so you will not get in trouble at school.at school.

We know this happens! We know this happens! You like your pants extra large, You like your pants extra large,

but know that if they sag at but know that if they sag at school you will have to wear a school you will have to wear a string to tie them up. A belt is a string to tie them up. A belt is a much cooler option, so much cooler option, so you you remember to wear a belt that remember to wear a belt that prevents your pants from prevents your pants from sagging!sagging!

For further For further discussion . . . discussion . . .

Divide the class into 2 Divide the class into 2 sections and have a class sections and have a class debate: One for school debate: One for school uniforms and one for no uniforms and one for no uniforms, but a school uniforms, but a school dress code that respects dress code that respects education.education.

Dress for success, Dress for success, Sennett Stars!Sennett Stars!

Have a great day!Have a great day!