Dress and grooming should be appropriate for the school setting.
A pupil who goes to school without proper attention having been given to personal cleanliness, or neatness of dress, may be sent home to be properly prepared for school or shall be required to prepare himself themselves for school before entering. (California Administrative Code, Title 5, Division 2, Section 302.)
The following minimum standards shall be enforced in the Corona-Norco Unified School District in order to meet the requirements of the California Administrative Code regarding grooming, dress, and appearance
- Any clothing, makeup, hairstyle, or wig that has been demonstrated to contribute to the disruption of the orderly operation of the school is inappropriate/unacceptable for school attire. Dress should be suitable and comfortable for normal school activities. Clothing should be clean and in good repair.
- Skirts and shorts shall be worn at an appropriate/ acceptable length for sitting as well as standing so that undergarments shall not show. Skirts and dresses may be on any style if all slits, openings and length are no higher than half the distance between the knees and waist and do not expose one's underclothing. Shorts may be worn but must be in good taste. No undergarments or posteriors shall show.
- Pants must fit at the hip so they will stay on without a belt.
- Footwear must be worn at all times and have hard soles. (Tennis shoes are acceptable/ appropriate.
Apparel with emblems, printing, etc., that are obscene, libelous, or slanderous or that incite students as to create a clear and present danger are not permitted on campus and may not be worn. (Skin art, which is obscene or libelous or so incite students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts on school premises, must be covered.)
The following items of clothing are considered inappropriate/ unacceptable for school attire:
- Strapless, halter tops, or tube tops
- Bare midriffs (no skin showing)
- Undergarments showing
- No shirts
- Lack of undergarments
- Shirts, tops or sweaters unbuttoned below the sternum
- Bathing suits (except in the swimming pool areas and locker rooms)
- Chains or weapons (chains such as those attached to belts or wallets present a safety hazard.)
- Hats, visors of any kind, or sunglasses inside classrooms or office areas. All hats worn on campus must meet the requirements of the Corona High School Hat Policy.
- Any article of clothing that creates a disruption to the learning environment or animosity between students.
Other items or manner of wearing clothing may be inappropriate according to 1-10 above. Refer to the CNUSD student handbook for further details