Dress Code

SHIRTS – button, collar, polo-style shirts are required to be Boyet red or white only

Short and long sleeve T-shirts, turtlenecks and mock turtles may be worn underneath the short sleeve uniform shirt.  

 Emblem/Logo: will consist of the embroidered initials BJH or Boyet Junior High School.  No other logos  or monograms are acceptable.  Promotion of particular name-brands is against the spirit of STPSB uniform code.

PANTS, SHORTS, SKIRTS/SKORTS –  must be worn with uniform shirts.  All uniform bottoms must be khaki/cream in color.  Shorts for males and females must have a 5-inch inseam or fingertip length even if rolled and must not come more than 5 inches above the knee. The shorts must not have frayed edges. 

Pull-over outerwear:  Outerwear such as jackets and pull-over sweaters can be any color and must not contain profanities or any verbiage that is politically charged or demonstrates an individual protest.  

 Full-zipper Jackets: Jackets may be any color. A uniform polo must be visible underneath.  

 Hoods of pull-over sweaters: Hoods are never to be worn inside of the school building.  Wearing hoods outside on cold days will be allowed at the discretion of administration.

Students are required to wear a school I.D. around their neck at all times. They must be visible
and not altered in any way. Students will be issued a lanyard, but may wear one of their
choosing if it is appropriate for school. Temporary I.D.s will be sold for $1.00 each morning until
8:55am in the Cafeteria for 7th graders and gym for 8
th graders. Any student that does not have
an I.D. on after 8:55am will receive the following consequences upon arrival to their first hour
teacher:
● 1st – 3rd infraction, per semester – alternative writing assignment
● 4th and 5th infraction, per semester – after school detention (1 hour)
● 6th infraction or greater, per semester – Friday detention (2 hours)

 The following requirements apply to appropriate grooming and dress for students:

•  Hair styles never should be such that they represent a collective or individual protest.

•  Hair arranged in a manner detrimental to the performance of normal educational activities will be prohibited. Hair should be clean and not in rollers or curlers or excessively teased. Sculptured hair styles that include pictures, symbols, letters, numbers, etc., will not be permitted. Mohawks are extreme and are not permitted.

•   All caps, hats, head coverings, bonnets, and bandannas are banned from school campuses during regular school hours. 

•  Any article of clothing with suggestive symbols, words, or advertisements of products or substances prohibited by the St. Tammany Parish School Board is prohibited.

•  No see-through, mesh-like, or sheer shirts are permitted, and no skin may show between the pants and shirt in any position.

•  Lower garments worn by students must be secured at the waist level, with no undergarments revealed above the waistline or below the length of the garments. “Sagging” pants will be addressed with discipline; visible underwear is prohibited.

•  Flip-flops and overly large bedroom slippers are prohibited on campus for safety reasons.  

•  Ear and nasal piercings are permitted.  Nasal piercings are limited to simple studs.  Septum piercings, bull-rings, rings, or hoops are not permitted for nasal piercings.

•  Tank shirts and undershirts may not be worn as outer garments.

•  The minimum length of dresses, skorts, skirts, and shorts must be fingertip length,  or not more than 5" above the knee. Shorts need to be at least a 5-inch inseam.