Honor+Code

= ** Honor Code  ** = = =.

** The Honor Code ** ==== **All faculty, staff, students, and parents** are expected to contribute to maintaining an atmosphere of **respect, trust, and honor at Wooster**. The Honor Code is predicated on the **assumption that all members of the Wooster Community are honorable and have the right to be trusted**. As such, each member of the community is **expected to act honorably in all of his or her relationships with other people.** ====

__The Honor Code States:__

 * **I will tell the truth** and not mislead others. **I will not lie**.
 * **I will ensure** that the work I submit will be my own, citing source of information I use, and I will neither give nor receive unauthorized assistance in my academic work. **I will not cheat.**
 * **I will demonstrate** respect for all people through my words and actions. **I will not harass or belittle others.**
 * **I will respect** the property of this community and of those in the community and ensure that it remains safe for their use. **I will neither steal nor vandalize.**
 * **I will actively** support the community of trust embodied in this Honor Code. **I will not condone dishonesty.** I will not condone the disregarding of the Honor Code by other members of the Wooster Community.

**Attire & Personal Appearance** **Wooster School maintains and supports rules for attire and personal appearance** because such guidelines play a significant role in the education of children. Setting guidelines for appearance frees Wooster students to **distinguish themselves by their actions and not their cloths.** It is also the school's hope that **these rules will ease some of the media, social, and cultural pressure** that young people feel with regard to personal appearance by limiting their range of choices. While offering structure, these rules allow for individuality and so **support the mission of the school**. Wooster believes that students dress should **be neat and clean, provide appropriate coverage, and should not be offensive, distracting, or threatening to other members** of the Wooster Community. Wooster also believes that rules concerning **attire and personal appearance should be consistently interpreted and enforced.**

**__ Rules of Attire __** ** General Rules: ** Clothing must appropriately cover student's torsos.
 * No gap is permitted between the bottom of the shirt and the top of the pants or skirts.
 * Necklines cannot reveal any portion of the bust.
 * Undergarments may not be visible.

**__All attire must be neat and clean.__**
 * Clothes with holes, frays, rips, stains, or discolorations are not permitted.
 * Pants must not drag on the ground or be excessively baggy.
 * Clothes must not be written on.

**__Attire should not be offensive, distracting, or threatening.__** **Students should dress appropriately for the seasons.**
 * Clothes should not be revealing or tight.
 * Army fatigues are not permitted; this includes jackets.
 * No denim is permitted; this includes jackets.

**Rules for specific articles of clothing:** **__Shirts__**
 * All shirt styles except T-shirts are permitted.
 * All Boys' Shirts (button downs, polos) must be tucked in. Sweaters and Wooster sweatshirts do not need to be tucked in.
 * Shirts, sweatshirts, and fleeces may not have pictures or words on them except for a small product logo or a Wooster logo.
 * Only sweaters and Wooster sweatshirt may be worn with hoods.
 * Straps for girls' dresses and shirts must be at least two inches in width.

**__Pants__**
 * Pants, shorts, or capris may be worn.
 * Shorts and skirts must be knee length.
 * Sweatpants, athletic pants, wind pants, velour's, and pajama pants are not permitted.

**__Shoes__**
 * No shower shoes are permitted.

**__Accessories__**
 * No hats, bandannas, or sunglasses may be worn inside.
 * Grooming combs or hair picks are not permitted.
 * Accessories and jewelry must be appropriate for the academic day.
 * Dog collars, dog chains, spiked collars, and similar articles are not permitted.

**__Jackets/Outer Garments:__**
 * Faculty reserve the right to ask students to take off their jackets inside.
 * Wooster sweatshirts will not be considered outer garments.