Students' dress should reflect high standards of personal self-image so that each student may share in promoting a positive, healthy and safe atmosphere within the College community. Students who fail to abide by the dress code policy when advised by a College official shall be considered in violation of the Voorhees College Student Code of Conduct and will be subject to disciplinary action.

Classroom instructors and College staff in charge of College events have the right to refuse entrance to students dressed in any of the prohibited attire.

Each student is expected to follow the Voorhees College dress code, which includes:

1. Dress and grooming will be clean and in keeping with sanitary and safety requirements.
2. All students must wear shoes, boots, or other types of footwear made for outside wear.
3. Dress and grooming will not disrupt the teaching/learning process or cause undue attention to an individual student.
4. Class activities that present a concern for student safety may require the student to adjust hair and/or clothing during the class period, in the interest of maintaining safety standards.
5. Additional dress regulations may be imposed upon students participating in certain extracurricular activities.
6. Hats and/or other head coverings (do-rags, stocking caps, bandannas, etc) are prohibited in classrooms, in the cafeteria, and during major campus events. Do-rags and stocking caps are not permitted to be worn outside the dormitory at any time.
7. Clothing that exposes the midsection or belly is not permitted.
8. Shirts and tops must be worn at all times while in public or common areas of the College.
9. Tank-top shirts are not permitted on campus with the exception of the gymnasium, dormitory or college athletic events.
10. Attire must not display obscene, profane, sexist, lewd, illegal or offensive images or words. This includes references to drug usage and violence.
11. Dress must be in good taste and appropriate for the occasion or setting.
12. Pajamas, hair rollers and bedroom slippers shall not be worn while in public or in common areas of the College.
13. Clothing which allows undergarments to be visually observed is not permitted. Sports bras and undergarments must be covered.
14. Dresses, skirts, or pants which are slit more than six inches above the knee are not permitted.

This document appears in its entirety in the Student Affairs link on the Voorhees College home page
on the Student Handbook - page 59