Dress Code

SHIRTS – A Uniform Shirt (RED or WHITE collared shirt/polo) must be worn every day.

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 –  KHAKI with no design or writing. During cold weather,
students may wear white, black, or navy tights under their uniform bottoms.
*Pants
*Sweatpants
*Joggers
*Shorts (finger-tip length)
*Skorts (finger-tip length)
*Skirts (finger-tip length)

Shoes - any shoe is permitted with the exception of flip-flops and overly large
and/or cartoonish slippers.

Sweaters, Zip-Up Jackets, Crewneck Sweatshirts in RED, WHITE, BLUE, or GRAY
ONLY with or without a Boyet logo. No other logo or writing is allowed.
The uniform shirt must be visible beneath the outer covering.
No other shirt (long-sleeved or short-sleeved) should be worn over the uniform shirt.
No hooded sweatshirt or jacket can be worn --> CREWNECKS ONLY.

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.