Harvard Elementary School, HISD Magnet and Vanguard School

Dress Code | Uniform Dress Code

Students are required to wear uniforms Monday through Friday. Occasionally, non-uniform days will be announced. Please refer to the monthly school calendar. The principal has the final authority for dress code decisions.

Shirts

Solid color white, blue, red, yellow and green polo style shirts either short of long sleeves.
Harvard t-shirts
Shirts, any color, with the name of a college or university.
Shirts must be worn tucked inside the pants, skirts or shorts.
Boy and Girl Scout uniforms may be worn daily.

Pants

Every Day Colors - solid colors; khaki, tan, and navy blue
Fit Requirement - must fit properly at the waste
Belt Requirement - a belt must be worn, blue, black or brown
Length Requirement - Pant leg hem must not rise above tops of shoes.
Style Requirement - Pants must be straight legged, cuffs are permissable.

Pants, Skirts, Shorts, Sweaters and Sweatshirts

Khaki (tan) or navy blue solid colored pants, skirts or shorts.
Pants, shirts and shorts must fit properly at the waist and a belt must be worn.
Pants must be straight-leg style with cuffs or straight hemmed at the top of the shoe level.
Skirts or jumpers must be traditional design and may not be more than 3 inches above the knee with no splits or slits.
Shorts must be worn at the knee or no more than 3 inches above the knee.
Any oversized, undersized, torn, cut at the seam or frayed pants are not permitted. All clothing must fit appropriately.
If sweaters or sweat shirts are worn, uniforms must be worn under these clothing items.

Shoes and Socks

Closed toed shoes are worn at all times. Leather or sneaker, running or dress with non-slip tread.
Socks must be with all shoes
For safety reasons, platform shoes, spiked heels, combat boots, steel-toed boots, or any backless shoes including clogs, house shoes, sandals, open-toed shoes, thongs, or water socks are not permitted.

Additional Dress and Grooming Regulations

Students should be clean and wear clean clothes.
Clothing items, including jewelry, which distracts from the educational process, is not allowed. This includes anything depicting the occult, gang membership, death, suicide, violence, drugs, sex, race, gender, obscenities, alcohol, items with double meanings or anything else deemed inappropriate.
Hairstyles should be reasonable and clean. No designs may be cut into the hair.
Hair colors, other than natural shades of hair color, are not permitted.
Headwear (hats, caps, bandannas, etc.) are not permitted.
No body piercing is allowed, except earrings. All earrings must be “stud” type. No loops or dangle types allowed. This policy applies to girls and boys.
Keys may not be worn around the neck or belt loop.
Make-up may not be worn or brought to school.

Disciplinary Consequences

First Offense - Parent is contacted by telephone or note.
Second Offense – Parent contacted to bring appropriate clothing to school
or take the child home to change.
Third Offense – Parent contacted. One-day suspension from school.
Subsequent Violations – Parent contacted. Three-day suspension from school.