Dress Code

Storm Grove Middle School

"Dress for Success"

The School District of Indian River County's Dress Code is in effect at Storm Grove Middle School with the following additions:

Unnatural hair coloring and facial piercings are NOT permitted.

Types of Tops/Shirts:

  • Solid Colored Polo-Styled Collared Shirt
  • Solid Colored Oxford Button-Down Shirt
  • Sweaters, light-weight jackets, and sweatshirts must be one of the approved solid shirt colors.
  • On days that are 50 degrees or colder, students are permitted to wear heavier coats of any color.
  • Holes, rips, and frays in clothing are not allowed.

Type of Bottoms - all of the following are allowed in accordance with District Code for Length:

  • Pants/Slacks
  • Capri Pants
  • Skirts
  • Shorts
  • Solid Blue or Solid Black Denim, including stretch denim styled skinny jeans, may be worn ONLY on Fridays.
  • No leggings/jeggings (leggings that imitate the look of denim) permitted.
  • All bottoms must be secured around the waist.
  • No athletic wear such as sweatpants or basketball/other sport shorts
  • Holes, rips, and frays in clothing are not allowed.

Bottom Colors: Solid Navy, Solid Tan, Solid Brown, Solid Black, Solid White

Logos: Logos/brand names on pants and shirts may only be two inches or less in diameter.

Accessories: Accessories are allowable so long as they are deemed not a distraction by administration.

If undergarments such as t-shirts and clothing accessories such as leggings are visible from under unified dress clothing, these undergarments and accessories must be of the appropriate solid unified dress top or bottom colors.

School Spirit Day occurs each Friday where students may choose to wear a school spirit shirt or any other school sponsored club or school sponsored sport spirit shirt. If not a spirit shirt, then one of the above described unified dress solid polo or solid oxford shirts must be worn.

Sports teams, clubs, and organizations may have altered dress days as designated by the principal.
A Dress Down Day may be held occasionally, organized as a fundraiser, usually for $1. All clothing worn must meet the districts dress code policy.
Shirts do not need to be tucked in, as long as, the shirt tail does not fall below the back pocket area. Bottoms are to be secured around the waistline.

Shoes will follow district dress code policy for middle schools- can be open-toed but strap across the back of shoe is required.

All other rules and regulations for dress not covered in this policy will defer to the SDIRC Code of Conduct.
The proposed unified dress code will be applied to all students. It has been administratively determined that there will not be an opt-out alternative to the unified dress code except for sincerely held religious beliefs.

Note: The administration shall have the authority to judge whether or not the appearance of any student is disruptive to the educational function of the school or school activity. Students who violate the dress code will be required to change into items from our unified dress clothing closet or wait in designated area until appropriate unified dress clothing is brought to school. Repeated violations of dress code will be viewed as open defiance and may result in suspension. Attention Students and Parents: This change affects all students in the state of Florida and can found in Florida Statutes 1006.07(2) and 1006.15(3).

Wearing clothing during the school day that exposes underwear or body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner or that disrupts the orderly learning environment is prohibited.

First offense: Verbal warning and parent/guardian is called.

Second offense: Student is ineligible to participate in any extracurricular activity for a period of time not to exceed five days and a parent conference will be held.

Third offense: Saturday School Detention not to exceed three days, student cannot participate in any extracurricular activity for a period not to exceed 30 days, and principal/designee shall call parent/guardian and send a written letter of Saturday School Detention and ineligibility to participate in extracurricular activities. "Participation in any extracurricular activity" includes interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular activities.