IDENTIFICATION (ID) CARDS

To ensure the safety of all students at TPJHS and to prevent unauthorized visitors from being on campus, all students are required to have Schoolphoto identification cards with them at all times while on campus.  Disciplinary action will be taken for any and all ID infractions.

1. Each student will be given an ID card at the beginning of the school year.  Student must have their ID’s with them at all times.
2. Students are responsible for their ID cards.  A student who has lost his/her ID card must obtain a temporary card and replace the original card.
3. Any student possessing an ID card not belonging to him/her will be disciplined.
4. Refusing to have a school ID, tampering with or falsifying the ID, will be considered a serious offense.
5. A student must surrender his/her ID card upon request by any staff member.  Failure or refusal to do so will be considered a serious offense.

TEMPORARY ID CARDS AND REPLACEMENT ID CARDS

1. At the beginning of the year, students will be provided with a temporary ID to be used until photo ID cards are available.
2. The first permanent ID card will be provided to students at no charge.
3. Should a student forget or lose his/her card, a Temporary ID card will be issued to allow time for replacement. This card will only be good for the date(s) it is issued.
4. Replacement cost for an ID card will be $3.00

It is important for parents and students to keep Twentynine Palms Junior High’s Dress Code in mind when purchasing clothes for school.  Students whose dress violates this Dress Code will be asked to change clothes, go home and change, or have a parent bring them appropriate clothing.  If a student continues to violate the Dress Code, he/she will face disciplinary consequences.  It is particularly important for parents to be aware of how their child is dressed before he/she leaves the house each day.  The following are considered unsafe or disruptive at Twentynine Palms Junior High School. 

• dress that disrupts or could disrupt the educational  process.
• dress that creates a safety hazard
• tube tops, halter tops
• shirts, shorts, skorts and skirts that reveal the midriff, chest, stomach, cleavage, buttocks, or undergarments including bras, or boxer shorts. The finger tip method is used to determine whether or not garments ar of an appropriate length (garments should reach the fingertips when arms hanging normally the sides). Shorts and pants should be worn at the waist line (sagging is not permitted).
• tank tops with oversized neck or armholes’
• clothing that is extremely tight
• chains
• spiked bracelets, necklaces, rings, and other items
• clothing, bookbags, binders, self, etc. with inappropriate messages (references or symbols of racial supremacy to include the iron cross, swastika, etc.:  references to drugs, tobacco, or alcohol; sexually explicit messages, or sexist, or slurs, weapons; nudity; gangs; vulgarity; violence; or illegal activities)
• gang-related bandanas, hats, gloves, or other clothing items
• wheelie shoes
• barefeet or bedroom slippers (soft soles)

PANT HEIGHT - LENGTH

(must not affect mobility by sagging/dragging)

Acceptable waistband pant height is to allow the waistband to ride somewhere between the waist and the  top of the hip bone.

Unacceptable waistband height is anywhere below the hip bone, especially when undergarments are shown.

HATS/HOODS

 School appropriate (see above) hats may be worn outside of buildings and in a straight forward facing direction only.  Hoods may only be worn in case of severe weather conditions as determined by school administration.  They will typically not be worn either inside or outside of buildings on the TPJHS campus.