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The purpose of this dress code is to assist administrators, teachers, students, and parents in fulfilling the mission of Barrow County Schools to provide all students quality educational opportunities that enable them to become successful, responsible, and contributing citizens. To accomplish this mission, the learning environment must be one that is safe, disciplined, and free of distractions. Therefore, the dress code regulations that follow are not designed to inhibit personal taste but to encourage learning, good behavior, and safety.
The following guidelines and regulations support safe, disciplined, and distraction environments:
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Any clothing, hairstyle, jewelry, chains, or attire that is distracting or causes a disruption or constitutes a safety issue will not be permitted at school.
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Appropriate shoes must be worn at all times at school. Appropriate shoes have a hard soled bottom.
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No item of clothing, jewelry, headgear, medical/fabric face mask, or other visible personal items shall contain images, words, or symbols which are offensive, insulting, embarrassing, sexually suggestive, obscene, gang-related, promote violence, terrorism, abusive behavior, or insignia of alcohol, illegal drugs, or tobacco is permitted.
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Rules for clothing:
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No undergarments can be exposed (No spaghetti strap tops/dresses & skirts, pants, trousers, etc., must be worn at the waist)
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Clothing will not impede walking, be poorly fitted/oversized or extremely baggy.
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No see-through garments, halter or tube tops, backless dresses, or muscle shirts
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No cropped tops or exposed midriff outfits, or tops that are tied at or may rise above the waist
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Holes in pants/jeans above mid-thigh are not permitted unless skin is covered by leggings, shorts, or patches under the jeans.
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Shorts/skirts must be of modest length and fit.
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No sunglasses, earbuds, over-the-ear headphones will be worn during school events
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No head-coverings such as bandanas, hoods, caps, or hats will be worn inside the school building.
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No chains or heavy jewelry permitted
Consequences for dress code violations:
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Students will be required to call home for a change of clothing. Students will wait in ISS until a change of clothing arrives.
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Repeat Offenses: Student will be referred to an administrator for further action.
Dress Code Discretionary Statement: The Principals/Site Administrators have the authority to interpret the dress code and make a case-by-case determination for appropriateness of dress and appearance, which is or is not covered in these dress code standards. Principals/Site Administrators may make occasional, school-wide exceptions to these standards for such events as "hat days" or "spirit days." Normally scheduled "Spirit-wear Days" may be scheduled. Dress up days will also be scheduled in advance and students are encouraged to participate.
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Parent Resources
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Adult Literacy Barrow offers community members free classes such as English Literacy, GED®, and Citizenship.
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Attendance
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Starting with the 2024-25 school year, you can keep up with your middle or high school student's assignments and work progress through our Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas. Canvas LMS is a platform for teachers to share assignments and due dates digitally with students. Through Canvas LMS, Parent Observers can view course content to help support students at home by pulling up presentations and resources the teacher used in class that day.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CANVAS
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ELA: Navigate to a grade level, then select the standards. From there, click on "Course Wide Resources" and then choose "ELA Grade # Development Progression." This will allow you to view the family engagement resources.
Math: Navigate to a grade level, then select the standards. After that, click on "Course Wide Resources" and select "Parent Letter."
Visit the GaDOE Inspire page
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The Barrow County School System offers, at no charge to the parents, academic instruction to eligible students who are confined at home or in a healthcare facility for periods of time that would prevent normal school attendance. See eligibility criteria.
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Optional Accident Insurance
As an option for our BCSS families, our school district is making a student accident insurance plan available for students at a low cost. The school district does not provide any type of health or accident insurance for injuries incurred by your child at school. We're offering this program because of trends in rising family health and dental insurance costs, increased deductibles, co-payments, or lack of health or dental insurance coverage.
REASONS TO PURCHASE COVERAGE:
- Deductible and co-pays in your health plan.
- Many health plans have increased the amount of out-of-pocket expenses.
- No insurance.
- This plan will provide benefits for medical expenses incurred because of an accident. If you have other insurance, benefits can be applied to your deductible or co-pays. If you have no other insurance, this will become your primary accident plan.
You may purchase coverage online with a credit card at 1stAgency and then follow directions at “Find Your School.”
Questions?
For more information about this coverage or questions, email First Agency through the contact form.
- Deductible and co-pays in your health plan.
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The Barrow County School District has designated the following information as directory information:
Student’s Name, address and telephone number
Student’s date and place of birth
Student’s participation in official school clubs and sports
Weight and height of student if he/she is a member of an athletic team
Dates of attendance while enrolled in Barrow County Schools
Awards received during the time enrolled in Barrow County Schools
Unless you, as a parent/guardian or eligible student, request otherwise, this information may be disclosed to the public. You have the right to refuse to allow all or any part of the above information to be designated as directory information and to be disclosed to the public upon request.
You are also notified that from time to time students may be photographed, videotaped, or interviewed by the news media at school or some school activity or event, unless you, as a parent/guardian object in writing to your student being photographed, videotaped or interviewed to the principal of the school where your student is enrolled. You are also notified that from time to time your student’s photograph, art work, poetry, creative writing stories or other pieces of acclaim or interest connected with a school activity or function, may be displayed on the Barrow County Schools System websites.
If you wish to exercise this right, you must notify the principal of the school at which the student is enrolled in writing within 10 days from the date of enrollment.
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The Barrow County Board of Education welcomes community input when it is motivated by a sincere desire to improve the quality of our educational programs or to equip the schools to do their tasks more efficiently. The Board has confidence in the professional staff and desires to support their actions. This regulation does not supersede any employee’s or citizen’s right to contact Board members directly. However, whenever a concern is expressed directly to the Board as a whole or to a Board member as an individual, it will be referred to the administration for study and resolution.
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Our school system is implementing the Monique Burr Foundation Child Safety Matters and Teen Safety Matters programs. This evidence-based curriculum has been scientifically evaluated and proven to help keep children safe.
Monique Burr Foundation’s mission is to protect children from bullying, digital dangers, abuse, and exploitation with comprehensive, evidence-based, prevention education programs. Through developmentally and age-appropriate lesson plans, students learn about personal boundaries and healthy relationships. These interactive lessons allow children to better recognize appropriate vs. inappropriate behaviors and use their critical thinking skills to help them stay safe.
Learn more about these Safety Progrtams
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Review Student Rights
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Title I, Part A is a multi-faceted federal entitlement program designed to “help all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state and academic standards and assessments.” The purpose of Title I is to “enable schools to provide opportunities for at-risk and disadvantaged children to acquire the knowledge and skills contained in the challenging State content standards and to meet the challenging State performance standards developed for all children.” Title I is intended to serve students in core academic subject areas: Reading/Language Arts/English, Math, and Science and Social Studies.
Student Resources
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Students will need a Certificate of Attendance from their high school's office to take with them to the Department of Motor Vehicles for their permit test. The front office requires a 24 to 48-hour notice.
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Dual Enrollment is a program that provides funding for students at eligible high schools to take approved college-level coursework for credit towards both high school and college graduation requirements. It allows students in grades 9-12 to participate and covers the costs of tuition, mandatory fees, and required textbooks, making this program a great way for students to get a jump-start on their college coursework.
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Student IDs Work as Library Cards!
Barrow County School System student ID numbers will now act as a library card number for our public libraries! Learn about the PLAY (PINES Library Access for Youth) Library Card program. Read Article
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The Barrow County Board of Education welcomes community input when it is motivated by a sincere desire to improve the quality of our educational programs or to equip the schools to do their tasks more efficiently. The Board has confidence in the professional staff and desires to support their actions. This regulation does not supersede any employee’s or citizen’s right to contact Board members directly. However, whenever a concern is expressed directly to the Board as a whole or to a Board member as an individual, it will be referred to the administration for study and resolution.
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Our school system is implementing the Monique Burr Foundation Child Safety Matters and Teen Safety Matters programs. This evidence-based curriculum has been scientifically evaluated and proven to help keep children safe.
Monique Burr Foundation’s mission is to protect children from bullying, digital dangers, abuse, and exploitation with comprehensive, evidence-based, prevention education programs. Through developmentally and age-appropriate lesson plans, students learn about personal boundaries and healthy relationships. These interactive lessons allow children to better recognize appropriate vs. inappropriate behaviors and use their critical thinking skills to help them stay safe.
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Refer to our Student Handbook for more information about Internet Safety and Student Responsible Use of Technology Resources.
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Prospective Students
Would you like the opportunity to gain real-world work experience? Would you like to learn more about your chosen career field? Would you like to earn high school credit while working in your career field? If you answered "yes" to these questions, then Work-Based Learning may be just the program for you.
How do you get started?
Visit our Work-Based Learning web pages for more information, or you can visit the Career Center at your high school.
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Join Us: BOLDer Together Family Engagement Night!
Don't miss the session on Nov. 13 at Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy from 5:30pm-7pm. You will be able to participate in interactive science learning stations. Learn more! -
Digital Learning Day Information
Nov. 3 and March 16 are Digital Learning Days for BCSS. Students will work remotely. Get more information through this link. -
Help Write Our Story: 2026-2031 Strategic Plan
Be a part of writing the next chapters for the Barrow County School System. Join us for a Community Meeting to help us craft our Strategic Plan for 2026-2031.