SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND DRESS
An individual’s social activities, conduct and dress should be a personal matter, however, maintaining a positive learning environment requires a certain level of professionalism and decorum at all times throughout the school day. Each employee should have freedom to express their individuality so long as they do not intrude upon and/or endanger the freedom of others.
Professional dress, in the Kansas City Public Schools, shall be worn whenever school is in session for students and will be defined as attire that is appropriate for the specific position of employment and in general terms shall be described as business casual.
Business casual shall be defined as:
1. Slacks, pants, and suit pants – slacks that are similar to Dockers and other makers of cotton or synthetic material pants, wool pants, capris, and nice-looking dress synthetic pants are acceptable. Knee-length shorts may be worn if staff is participating in an outdoor school-sponsored event.
2. Skirts, dresses, and skirted suits – reasonable length casual dresses and skirts, and skirts that are split at or below the knee are acceptable.
3. Shirts, tops, blouses, and jackets – casual shirts, dress shirts, sweaters, tops, golf-type shirts, and turtlenecks are acceptable attire for work. Most suit jackets or sport jackets are also acceptable attire.
4. Shoes and footwear – conservative athletic or walking shoes, sandals, loafers, clogs, sneakers, boots, flats, dress heels, and leather deck-type shoes are acceptable for work.
Attire such as gym clothes (unless specific to employment position), miniskirts, tee shirts, beach wear (including flip-flop shoes), see-through clothing, halter tops or blouses, which expose the midriff area, backless sun dresses, and tight-fitting athletic wear or leggings worn together with oversized tee shirts or sweaters is not acceptable. Leggings may be worn with skirts or dresses. Denim fabric may be worn as long as it is not in the form of overalls, coveralls or blue jeans.
Friday will be designated as casual dress day. Neat and clean blue jeans may be worn along with a shirt/top as described above or a KCPS District, AFT, KCPS school-specific or college/university wear shirt/top.