• No School Uniforms at Palo Verde for the 2024-2025 School Year

    Palo Verde students are no longer required to wear school uniforms. Students must follow the CGESD dress code, which is currently found in our CGESD Handbook on our district website and included below: 

    CGESD SCHOOL DRESS CODE

    The District encourages students to take pride in their attire as it relates to the school setting. Students should dress in a

    manner that, in addition to the following guidelines, takes into consideration the educational environment, safety,

    health, and welfare of self and others. Uniform guidelines and expectations are available at the school sites.

    A. Students must wear a shirt with pants or skirt or the equivalent (dress, leggings, or shorts).

    B.. Clothing must not be see-through and must cover a student’s undergarments, chest and torso, when standing or sitting. Bare midriffs, halter tops, and spaghetti straps are not acceptable. A bare midriff will be defined as any exposed skin between the bottom of one's shirt and top of one's pants.

    C. Shoes must be worn at all times. Closed shoes are to be worn for any type of physical activity, such as physical education, et cetera. Slippers and any footwear judged as unsafe may not be worn on campus.

    D. Jewelry shall not be worn if it presents a safety hazard.

    E. Clothing, accessories and/or jewelry may not state, imply, or depict hate speech/imagery targeting groups based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, or any other protected Classification. Updated Jul 6, 2023

    F. Students may wear clothing, accessories and jewelry that display religious messages or religious symbols in the same manner and to the same extent that other types of clothing, accessories and jewelry that display messages or symbols are permitted.

    G. Subject to the above, no hats, bandanas, other head coverings, or sunglasses may be worn in a classroom or

    school building, except for properly approved occupational safety headgear required for special classes or if

    authorized by a school administrator or authorized/prescribed by a medical Professional.

    H. Obscene language or symbols, or symbols of drugs, sex, alcohol, or weapons on clothing are prohibited.

    I. Students may not wear clothing, accessories and/or jewelry with images, symbols, slogans, words or phrases that are profane, discriminatory or defamatory or that is worn with the intent to convey affiliation with a criminal

    street gang as defined in A.R.S. 13-105.

    J. Hats and sunglasses may be worn outside. Exceptions for special activities or health considerations may be pre approved by the administrator. Students who volunteer for extracurricular activities, such as athletics, band, chorus, et cetera, are subject to the standards of dress as defined by the sponsors of such activities.