Exclusionary Dress Code
 The Exclusionary Dress Code addresses issues related to the safety of the students. It represents a cooperative effort between the New Board of School Commissioners, the Chief Executive Officer, the school principals, and the students of the Baltimore City Public School System.
Fur and Leather
No real or imitation leather, fur, or animal skin jackets, coats, vests, pants, or skirts are allowed.
Sweat Suits and Jogging Suits
No sweat pants or jogging pants with elastic at the bottom of the legs are allowed. No elastic fabric sportswear is allowed.
Torn Clothing
No clothing designed or altered to expose undergarments or parts of the body except arms or legs, as defined throughout these rules, is allowed.
Jewelry
Because theft and/or loss is a school security concern, the wearing of precious jewelry in our schools is prohibited.
- No metal chains, ropes, necklaces, bracelets, or rings are allowed.
- No large or extravagant earrings are allowed.
- No multi-fingered rings are allowed.
Exceptions:
- Wedding rings for married students (These students will have to supply proof to the school of their marriage.)
- School rings
- Nonvisible metal religious items
- Medical identification bracelets
Underwear
No undergarments worn as outerwear are allowed.
Printed Matter on Clothes
No wearing apparel printed with vulgar statements or statements promoting the use of drugs, alcohol, sex, and/or violence is allowed.
Footwear
No footwear such as slippers, thongs, and flip-flops is allowed.
Headwear
No hats, hair rollers, and hair curlers are allowed.
Bedtime Apparel
No pajama-type attire, undershirts, or other bedtime attire is allowed.
Shorts, Skirts, and Tops
No shorts above the knee (when student is standing), halter tops, tank tops, muscle shirts, or see-through tops are allowed. No mini-skirts are allowed.
School Level Implementation of Exclusionary Dress Code
The implementation of the citywide exclusionary dress code should be uniformly applied throughout Baltimore City's secondary schools. This means that an individual school may not add to or subtract from the exclusionary dress code. However, each school may, at its option, establish its own nonexclusionary dress code for such purposes as adopting a school uniform.
Each secondary school will establish a school safety committee composed of students, faculty, and parents to work on school safety matters, including the implementation of the citywide exclusionary dress code. The committee must have at least 50 percent student membership. This committee will hear concerns about the dress code and make recommendations on changes to the citywide exclusionary dress code to the principal. In addition, the school safety committee will address other safety related issues, such as violence in the school and drug and alcohol abuse prevention.
School Uniforms
Each elementary school should adopt a policy regarding the wearing of school uniforms. Participation, while strongly urged, is voluntary.
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