Dress Code

Purpose:

Our dress code acknowledges the importance of the following: comfort, self-expression, rights of and respect for students, different body types, different cultures and approaches to dress, and the importance of an ongoing dialogue related to gender differences, the potential for bias, and issues around enforcement.

BMMS Students' Acceptable Clothing:

Clothing must include top, bottom, and shoes.
Any messaging on clothing must be appropriate to a school/workplace.
For Science labs and PE, closed-toe shoes are required.
Tops must have sleeves or straps over the shoulder or around the neck.

BMMS Students' Unacceptable Clothing:

Clothing or appearance deemed to interfere with or disrupt the educational process (CA Ed Code 48900 (1) (d). Clothes should not represent nor contain images or verbiage promoting weapons, violence, alcohol, gangs, or drugs.
No offensive or obscene symbols, signs, slogans degrading any culture, gender, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic value.
No strapless tops, as these may create a safety concern.
No exposed lower undergarments.