DRESS CODE

ACHS students are required to follow Aurora Public Schools established guidelines which state that “student dress that is disruptive to the classroom environment or to the maintenance of a safe and orderly school” will not be allowed. 

ACHS students will be able to express themselves through dress and appearance, however the following rules will be strictly enforced:

• Clothing must cover chest, buttocks, and undergarments (spaghetti strap tank tops are not allowed).

• No shirts with gang, drug, alcohol or inappropriate advertisements, logos or pictures

• Bandanas as apparel and/or accessories may not be worn or displayed at any time. 

• Shoes must be worn at all times in the school. 

Clothing accessories, paraphernalia or body adornments may not:

• Be profane, obscene, lewd, suggestive, libelous, or vulgar

• Denote gang involvement

• Promote the use of drugs, tobacco, alcohol or weapons

• Intimidate or threaten any individual or group

• Disrupt the learning environment

• Promote any activity prohibited by the student code of conduct or that are not appropriate for their age. 

ACHS staff reserve the right to determine if any clothing is inappropriate and to ask the student to call home for a change of clothing or loan the student an appropriate attire to comply with dress code. If a student consistently wears inappropriate clothing other disciplinary consequences will be enforced.

STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS

Students will be required to visibly wear their ID badges at all times. Students will not be sent home if they don't have their ID on, however, they will be expected to get a new one at that time and it will be $5 for every additional ID. Lanyards will be color-coded based on student grade level.

• 9th - Gold

• 10th - White

• 11th - Green

• 12th - Black

Students will need an ID in order to be issued a hall pass.

• Students will trade their ID for the hall pass

• Students should return the pass and get their ID upon return.