Policies & procedures: Sam Houston Middle School

Dress code

Sam Houston students must wear standardized dress for 2025-2026 school year. Standardized dress is made up of clothing that meets a particular description but is not a specific brand of clothing. Any brand is fine as long as no logos or brand names are visible. Clothing is expected to be clean, neat, properly fitted, with all hems intact. The dress code will be enforced beginning the first week of school.

Shirts

Only solid color RED, WHITE, or NAVY BLUE polo-style shirts with buttons
- Collared knit polo style: two button or snap with long or short sleeves
- Sleeveless shirts are not appropriate
- Shirts must be of appropriate size and fit
- No torn, ripped, cut or altered shirts allowed
- No tall “T”s
- No logos, writing, designs, or piping/stripes allowed.

Sweaters

Pants and shorts

NAVY BLUE, KHAKI, or BLACK pants or shorts. NO jeans except on designated days.
- Pants must be worn at the waist and be properly hemmed (NO sagging)
- No jeans (except on spirit day or free dress day as students qualify)
- No sweatpants, wind pants, warm-ups, or coveralls
- All pants/slacks must be of appropriate size and fit
- Girls may wear capris
- Pant cuffs may not be rolled tightly around ankle
- No cut, ripped, torn, or altered pants/slacks allowed
- Hem of short must be knee length or longer

Skirts, skorts, or jumpers

Shoes, socks, shoestrings

Tennis shoes, boots, loafers, dress shoes of any color
- Shoes must enclose the entire foot. No open toed or mule type shoes (slides). Shoes must match
- No sandals, flip flops, house shoes, or slides
- Socks must be worn with all footwear (appropriate colored hose, tights, and leggings are appropriate for girls)
- Tennis shoes with socks are necessary for PE class
- Shoes that use laces may have ANY color laces
- Laces/ Velcro must be properly fastened/ tied

Other guidelines

No spandex or stretch type materials
Caps, hats, dew rags, and head coverings are not allowed inside the building
No sunglasses, gloves, hand, or arm coverings are to be worn inside the building
Any type of backpack will be permitted for school use
No tote/beach bags may be carried to class
No excessive jewelry.
The following are not to be worn on campus:
- Bandanas (any color)
- Large objects hanging around the neck (including medallions)
- Sweat bands/ armbands, wrist bands (worn on arms, head or legs)
- Studded, or spiked: neck wraps, belts, chains, or jewelry
- Chains as belts or attached to wallets
- Face, body and hair glitter
- Black or blue lipstick or dark lip liner around the lips
- Contacts that give off an unnatural appearance such as cat eyes
- Tattoos and body/face stickers

Designated days

*Administrators will have complete and final judgment on all matters concerning interpretation of the dress code. Matters concerning appearance and dress not specifically covered above shall be within the discretion of the administration. Any hairstyle or attire deemed a distraction by the administration is unacceptable. The dress and grooming codes outlined above are not optional. Students will be given disciplinary consequences if they do not follow the dress and grooming codes up to and including placement in “the hold”, or Saturday school.

Bus transportation frequently asked questions

Find answers to frequently asked questions about bus transportation procedures and policies or visit the GISD transportation page.

Sam Houston tardy policy

Tardy	Consequence
4th	Conference with Student and Lunch Detention
5th	Conference with Student and Lunch Detention
6th and above	2 hour after school detention on Tuesday or Thursday for each tardy

Sam Houston early dismissal policy

Parents and guardians may request early dismissal for their student prior to 3:45 p.m.

Please be advised that students who are released during the final instructional period of the day will be marked unexcused unless a doctor’s note or other approved documentation is submitted to the attendance office on the following school day.

To minimize disruption to the learning environment, families are encouraged to schedule appointments outside of school hours whenever possible.

Online Student Services Requests

Do you need to enroll your child, request a transfer, withdraw or get a transcript? It's easy to start these requests at home. Visit Online Student Services to get started. For additional questions, please contact our campus data clerk:

Abigail Valle
Campus number: 972-926-2640
- extension: 50403
AValle@garlandisd.net

District policies

To support our mission of providing an exceptional education to all students, we have created policies designed to help your student have the best possible education experience.

Visit the Policies page on the district website for additional polices and related information.

Quicklinks