DALC Dress and Appearance Code 
  (Items prohibited in the DISD Dress Code are also prohibited at DALC)   
 
 General Standards 
    -  All students will abide by the established dress and appearance code in order to board the bus.  
 
    -  Students shall maintain the following dress and appearance standards on the bus and at school.  
 
    -  Repeated dress code violations will result in failure to earn good credit days. 
 
  Outerwear   
    -  Jackets/Sweaters/Coats must be taken off at the DALC entrance
 
    - Should not be worn in the building at any time without specific approval  
 
    -  Will be returned to the student prior to boarding the bus in the afternoon 
 
    -  All outerwear is searched  after it is turned in each morning 
 
All students, both male and female, must be dressed as follows. 
pants/trousers/slacks                                            top                                                                      shoes      
Dark blue or black slacks                                    Solid Black “polo shirt”  or t-shirt  		      tennis/athletic styles
Worn above hips                                                Logo no larger than half-dollar                         No sandals, open toe/heel
Properly sized                                                     Short or long sleeve                                          No house shoes, boots, crocs
No tears, rips or cuts                                           Properly sized                                                   No jeans                     
Tucked in so that pants waistband shows          Solid Black Sweatshirt					      No short
                                                                                                                                                                                                
 						undershirt   (optional)                       belts   (optional)                              
						Black tee shirt             	                  brown, black only                          
						no writing or pictures   			   no markings with standard buckle        
                                                                                                                         
   male appearance                                                                female appearance 
 mustaches and beards are prohibited,                      foundations/undergarments not visible through polo shirt 
and faces must be clean-shaven                                no dresses or skirts      sideburns stop at bottom of ear lobe
nails clipped short                                                      nails no longer than 1/2" past finger tip
                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                         
   PROHIBITED  
 gang  styles or appearance                 
 jewelry of any type                          
No notched eyebrows                      
No pierces including tongue rings              
 hair carvings or designs                   
 sunglasses 
 plastic or metal barrettes, clips, hairpins plastic or metal headbands, picks/combs               
 hats/caps, bandanas, scarves, hairnets                   
 inappropriate decorations, logos, advertising on tee shirts/jackets