Dress code

Shugart has non-standardized dress code. The GISD Student Dress Code is intended to: (1) teach students grooming and hygiene; (2) create and maintain a respectful and positive learning environment; (3) prevent the disruption, interference with, or detraction from the educational environment and school activities; and (4) minimize health and safety hazards.  

Note: This dress code provides guidance regarding common situations but cannot cover 
every style of dress and specific situations that may arise. The District reserves the right to 
prohibit any clothing or grooming style that the administration determines to be reasonably expected to pose a health or safety hazard or to cause disruption of, distraction from, or interference with general school operations. In addition, certain classes, courses or extracurricular programs may have additional requirements or guidelines for students participating in those programs. 

Students and parents may determine a student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the following: 

• Garments must allow for participation in all regular school activities while maintaining dignity and modesty.
• Apparel that advertises or depicts alcohol, drugs, nudity, tobacco products, any other substance prohibited under FNCF (Legal), violent or criminal themes, gang membership, obscene language and/or obscene graphics, will not be permitted. Any disruptive or distracting mode of clothing or appearance that adversely impacts the educational process is not acceptable. Extremes in modes of dress, such as see through clothing, exposed midriffs, or clothing normally considered as undergarments are not acceptable. 
• All articles of clothing must be worn as they are designed to be worn. 
• Undergarments should not be visible. 
• Shorts of modest length, loose fitting, and hemmed may be worn by students. 
• Dresses and skirts should be of modest length and fit. 
• Extremely sloppy, badly torn, or inappropriately torn/slit/ripped clothing is prohibited. 
• Shoes must be worn. Taps, metal plates, cleats, or wheels on shoes will not be permitted. 
• Students may not wear house shoes, pajamas tops or bottoms, boxers, or other sleepwear as outerwear. 
• Hair, including facial hair, must be clean, groomed, and by the nature of the style does not intend to create a distraction. 
• Hair color that is disruptive or distracting to the school environment is prohibited. Hair must either be a natural color or naturally tinted or colored in a blended and balanced manner. 
• Hair must be kept out of the eyes and must not be a distraction. 
• Students may not wear hair curlers, rollers, hair picks, combs, or brushes in their hair. 
• Hats, caps, bandanas, sweat bands, hoods, visors, or other nonreligious head coverings should not be worn in the school building. 
• Earrings are limited to the ears for all students. Earrings include clip earrings, pierced earrings or studs, or any item used as a post in a pierced ear. 
• Facial and body piercing of any kind is prohibited. 
• Jewelry that causes a distraction or that could be dangerous to the student or other individuals are prohibited (i.e. spiked/studded jewelry, chokers, dog collars, necklaces made out of safety pins or chain links, etc.) 
• All inappropriate or distractive tattoos must be covered at all times while in the school building or at school-related activities, or school-sponsored events. Non-distractive tattoos may also be required to be covered (campus administrator discretion). 
• Sponsors of extracurricular activities may set individual dress and appearance standards with the approval of campus administration.
• Students must have their student ID visible at all times.
• If the campus administration determines that a student’s grooming or clothing violates the school’s dress code, the student will be given an opportunity to correct the problem at school or allow a parent or designee to bring an acceptable change of clothing to the school. Repeated offenses may result in disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.

Arrival procedures

Students are allowed in the building starting at 7:30 a.m.

Student waiting areas

Pre-K- 2nd Grade Students will wait in the cafeteria
3rd-5th Grade students will wait in  the gym

• Teachers will pick up students from their designated waiting areas at 8:00 a.m. Staff assigned to morning duty will supervise students until they are picked up by their teachers.

Entry locations

Students entering through the front entrance (facing Rosehill Road):

• Bus riders
• Daycare riders 
• ECSE students

Students entering through the cafeteria doors:

• Pre-K through 5th Grade car riders
• Pre-K through 5th Grade walkers

Car Rider/Morning Walkers  Drop-Off Procedures

• Staff members will be outside by 7:30 a.m. to assist students and monitor the crosswalk near the cafeteria doors.
• Please pull forward to the next available cone before unloading students.
• Watch carefully for children exiting vehicles.
• Students dropped off in the outer lane must use the designated crosswalk and then use the stairs or ramp to enter through the cafeteria doors.
• For student safety, students should never cross in front of vehicles in the drop-off lane.
• Please do not drop students off on Rosehill Road or neighboring streets where they would need to cross traffic.
• From 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., vehicles exiting the campus may only turn right onto Rosehill Road.
  Safety is our top priority. Thank you for helping us ensure a safe and efficient arrival process for all students.
   

Shugart's arrival map.

What's new for 2026-2027:

Arrival procedures

• Based on family feedback, we are improving morning drop-off: Only GISD buses and daycare vans will use the front entrance.
• All other vehicles will drop off at the cafeteria (same as dismissal)
• This will reduce traffic congestion and create a safer smoother start to the day.

Walkers

• To be considered a walker or accompained walker, students must: 
  • Leave on foot
  • Live within a 1-mile radius (addresses will be verified)
• If you drive to pick up your child, they will not be classified as a walker.
• This change helps precent traffic backups and improves safety for everyone.

Dismissal procedures

All students will be dismissed starting at 3:30 p.m. Students will be dismissed by grade levels starting with 5th/ALE/ECSE, PreK, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st and Kindergarten.

The following students will be dismissed at the front of the building:  

• Walkers (Only if the address on record is within 1-mile radius of the school). No parking in the front of the building to rick students as walkers will be allowed for safety, efficiency, and fairness,
• Daycare Riders 
• Bus Riders

Car riders will be picked up bythe side of the building in front of the back cafeteria doors.

• If you are picking up more than one student, all students will be with the youngest sibling and wait together. 
• Cars will enter the parking lot and will be dismissed using two lanes. The third outer lane will not be utilized. 
• Students will wait with their teachers in designated areas. 
• All cars must turn right off of Rosehill to enter the parking lot and leave by making a right onto Rosehill again from 2pm-4pm.
• Vehicles that pick up car riders will not be allied to drive through the front of the building
• Parents should move their cars to the front of the pick-up zone upon arriving at the car rider dismissal area. Use the cones for gudiance
• Do not stop when you see your child. He/she will be directed to your car. This will allow more students to be picked up at one time.  
• Please have your car tag up and visible to the person announcing names.   
   

Shugart's dismissal map.

Attendance

6 things you should know about attendance:

1. All absences require an excuse note. NO matter the reason.
2. You have 3 days to send an excuse note to school after your child has been absent.
3. Arriving late or leaving early hurts your child's academic performance.
4. Your child is considered truant when they have 10 or more unexcused absences.
5. We are here to help. Contact your child's school if you have trouble getting to school on time.
6. You can view the district's full attendance policy.

Students are expected to be in class and seated by 8:00 a.m. Students are considered tardy at 8:10 a.m.

Tips to submitting an absence excuse note

• The note should include the date, your child's full name, ID number, reason for absence, a signature, and parent phone number.
• For hospitalizations or doctor appointments, submit an official excuse from the doctor or nurse. Speak to the administrator regarding special circumstances.
• The note should be submitted within 3 days of an absence to the data clerk, Jasmine Estrada. Parents may also submit absence notes through Skyward.

Partial day absences

Students are required to attend school from the time the school day begins until the time the school day ends. A partial day absence occurs when a student is not present for part of the school day.

A student that arrives late or leaves early will get a partial absence.

The school will decide whether the partial absence is excused or unexcused using the same standards used in determining the status of full-day absences.

Monitor attendance

Students and parents can monitor attendance records in Skyward. See Student attendance in Skyward for details. If you have questions about a specific absence, contact the data clerk, Jasmine Estrada.