Dress Code | Electronic Devices
Identification Badges

Dress Code

The student should attend school dressed in a manner that is clean, not hazardous to his or her safety or to the safety of others, and does not distract from the expected productive and required educational environment.

Due to increased concern across the district regarding inappropriate dress, the following guidelines have been established for students of all Springfield high schools:

• Hats, bandannas or other forms of head covers are not to be worn in the school building
• Shoes must be worn at all times
• T-shirts and/or other apparel should not contain profanity, obscenities, suggestive, derogatory or provocative statements, drug or alcohol symbols or advertisements, or gang dress symbols or graffiti and are not to be worn
• Sunglasses are not to be worn in the school building
• Chains are not to be worn in the school building or on school grounds
• Strapless tops, backless tops and tops with revealing necklines are not to be worn in the school building
• Underwear should not be seen the school building
• Wearing tops that show the bare midriff are not to be worn in the school building
• Any item of clothing that has holes and is revealing in a manner that is offensive to the viewer is prohibited
• Overly bulky or overly loose clothing including coats that may conceal a weapon or have been used to establish affiliation with groups or gangs whose activities are believed to involve intimidation, violence, or other illegal activities will not be permitted at school or school activities due to their disruptive nature on the school climate and educational process
• Pants should be worn at the waist and are not allowed to sag

Electronic Devices

The rules in all Springfield Public Schools regarding electronic devices read as follows:

"The possession of laser pointers and other unsafe electronic items are prohibited in the school building. All other electronic devices, such as, but not limited to, cell phones, pagers, PDA's, head phones, IPODs/MP3 players may be in the student's possession as long as they are not disruptive of the educational process or in violation of site use procedures. The school district will not be responsible for lost or stolen items."

Cellular Phones

• Students are not allowed to use or display cell phones during the class time. If they choose to disregard this rule, they will be disciplined according to site scope and sequence.
• If a parent has a need to reach a student during the school day, he or she should call the office and we will make every attempt to deliver the message. If parents have a need to call on a student’s cell phone to leave a message during the day they are free to do so. However, students cannot check for messages during class time.
• If a student remembers that the cell phone is turned on during class time, he or she should approach the teacher and ask permission from the teacher to turn it off. Providing the student has followed the appropriate procedure, the teacher should allow the student to turn off the phone without penalty.
• If a student forgets to turn off a cell phone and it rings or vibrates during class, the student should ask the teacher’s permission to turn it off. The student may also be subject to the teacher’s classroom discipline procedures.

Identification Badges

All students at Kickapoo are required to wear ID badges upon entering the school building every day. Badges must be worn throughout the school day until the student leaves the school grounds. Our purpose for having ID badges is to identify our own students and recognize outsiders so as to continue our emphasis on a safe school environment. Badges should not have any extra writing, drawings or stickers attached.

ID badges are also used in the following ways:

• As a debit card in the cafeteria
• As a library card
• Purchase a temporary ID badge
• As proof of activity participation at various events
• As proof of OTC attendance

If a student arrives at school without a badge, he or she should report immediately to room 142 to get a badge. If a student arrives before 7:30 without a badge, he or she should wait at the door of room 142 until such time as the badge can be made.

Staff will begin making badges at 7:30 a.m. At 7:45, staff will direct those students still in line to report to their first period classes. The student should tell the first period teacher that a badge and/or lanyard is needed. The teacher will email badge staff and a badge will be made and sent to the classroom.

Once 2nd block begins, if a student is in the hallway or in a classroom and does not have the ID badge properly displayed, the student will be given detention. Students without any ID badge will be asked to do one of the following:

• Obtain a temporary ID (only one per quarter)
• Call a parent to see if the parent will bring one to school
• Purchase an ID badge and/or lanyard

NOTE: Students will still be assigned detention for failing to wear the badge while on school grounds and for not following building guidelines.

Last Updated: February 13, 2012
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