The intent of Canoga Park High School is to allow our school to participate in enjoyable, positive, and controlled activities, while maintaining student safety. The following LAUSD guidelines shall apply:
- Students and staff may wear costumes to school (must meet dress code standards, located at www.canogaparkhs.lausd.org).
- Costumes shall not be demeaning to any person or group based on age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or to any individual staff or student at the school.
- Costumes must comply with the dress code restriction against images that are “vulgar, sexually suggestive, discriminatory, obscene, libelous, contain threats, or that promote illegal or violent content such as the unlawful use of weapons, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or drug paraphernalia” (BUL-6494.0) or cause a significant disruption or distraction to the school program.
- No weapons or replica weapons are to be brought to school.
- Mask may not completely obscure the identity of the student. However, masks may be worn during the lunchtime activity on the Memorial Quad on Halloween, provided that safety is not hindered.
- No costume can be worn that is unsafe or that may create a safety hazard. Costumes may not impair a student’s vision or movement (e.g., ability to climb stairs).
- Participation in costume activity is optional.
- Please note: Students with costumes that violate district guidelines will result in the parent/guardian being contacted. The parent/guardian will be responsible for providing a change of clothes, if necessary.