Table of Contents - YES Prep Public Schools

students while on campus. If a parent physically disciplines a student, the school reserves the legal obligation to contact
Child Protective Services (CPS) and/or contact the local authorities.
UNIFORMS
YES Prep Public Schools encourages a tasteful lifestyle, with concern for ethical values, self-discipline, and the continuing
individual growth of faculty and students. The school administrator shall be authorized to appraise any fashion, fad, hair,
jewelry or article of clothing deemed inappropriate for school wear or disruptive to the education process or safety of
the students and staff of the YES Prep Public Schools campus. These decisions will be made on an individual basis.
In support of this balanced lifestyle, a uniform has been adopted for all YES Prep Public Schools students. The uniform
promotes the concept of team that is core to the YES Prep mission, and it also reduces competition among students
based on the style and expense of their clothes. Uniforms must be properly worn throughout the school day and
whenever on campus. This means a student must keep his/her shirts tucked in and maintain a neat, clean appearance
before, during, and after school. Students must have their shirts tucked in until they enter their parent’s vehicle or the
bus and as soon as they enter the campus or leave their mode of transportation.
Middle school students are not allowed to wear make-up of any sort and will be assigned a mark if they choose to do so.
High school students are allowed to wear make-up to school as long as it is not a distraction to the learning
environment. Additionally, high school students may have piercings as long as they are not distractions to the learning
environment. Unacceptable facial piercing rings would include but are not limited to spikes, piercings with inappropriate
symbols, and piercings in excessive amounts. Earrings should not be larger than the size of a quarter, and the school
reserves the right to require any student to remove piercings that are deemed inappropriate.
A uniform shirt is defined to be a collared shirt, sold by the YES Prep Public Schools, containing the current school logo,
and is the correct color for the child’s campus. Students may not make modifications to their school uniform.
Additionally, the YES Prep Public Schools has school sweatshirts and winter coats that students may purchase and wear
as an outer layer over the school uniform. Turtlenecks, T-shirts, jackets, wind-breakers, and sweaters that do not include
the YES Prep Public Schools logo may be worn underneath YES Prep uniform clothing but they can only be plain white or
plain gray and free of visible writing, but the outer layer must always be a school approved uniform shirt, sweatshirt,
sweater or jacket.
Accessory items such as neckties, bowties and suspenders must be approved by appropriate Dean of Students or
Director.
Accessory items such as mouth grills, spiked collars, spiked bracelets, linked chains (for wallets or necklaces), spiked or
cloth belts, oversized accessories (necklaces, pendants, earrings) are prohibited. When it comes to necklaces,
“oversized” means anything that hangs below the bottom button of a YES Prep polo. Students may not use combs or
brushes outside of the locker room or bathrooms to groom themselves.
Failure to comply with the dress code will result in a demerit/mark and/or an office visit until appropriate clothing is
brought to school. Additionally, uniform violations that can be corrected in the moment must be taken care of before a
student is allowed to return to class (Ex. Tucking in a shirt, removing a non-gray or -white undershirt, etc.). Students will
receive initial failing grades assignments missed while they are in the office. Students will not be allowed to return to
class until they are wearing the proper YES Prep uniform. The staff of the YES Prep Public Schools will discipline
students found in violation of any part of the school uniform.
60