Bronx School for Law, Government & Justice

National Honor Society, Gospel Choir, Mock Trial, Policy Debate, Senior Committee, Spanish Honor Society,
Student Government, Yearbook, Young Professional's Club, Blue Diamonds Dance Team, Step Team
PSAL Sports - Boys: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Indoor Track
PSAL Sports - Girls: Outdoor Track, Softball, Volleyball
School Sports: Cheerleading, NY Road Runners, Middle School Basketball, Baseball, Soccer

DRESS CODE FOR YOUNG WOMEN
YOUNG WOMEN GRADES 6-8
Shirts:
• Must be a solid white shirt (no denim/ denim-like) with a collar and with sleeves.
• Must button down from the collar to the bottom of the shirt (no polo-style shirts).
• If a student wears a shirt under their uniform shirt, it must not be visible outside the uniform shirt.
• Shirts must be buttoned up to look appropriate and professional.

Ties:
• LGJ cross ties must be worn at all times inside the building and must be properly worn.

YOUNG WOMEN GRADES 9-12
Shirts:
• Must be a solid blue shirt (no denim) with a collar and with sleeves.
• Must button down from the collar to the bottom of the shirt (no polo-style shirts).
• If a student wears a shirt under their uniform shirt, it must not be visible outside the uniform shirt.
• Shirts must be buttoned up to look appropriate and professional.

ALL YOUNG WOMEN
Bottoms:
• Must have full-length solid black slacks (no denim, stretch pants, striped pants, capris, leggings or jeggings, striped pants, cargo pants, cuffed pants, pants with rivet and Dickies work pants are not allowed).
• No skirts are allowed.

Sweaters and Blazers:
• Solid black or solid navy sweaters or blazers are allowed (no hoodies, sweatshirts, sweaters with hoods, jackets, or black t-shirts).

Shoes:
• Young women must wear solid black leather shoes that have a professional, businesslike appearance.
• The soles of the shoes may be soft or hard, but the soles must be solid black and must not look like sneakers
DRESS CODE FOR YOUNG MEN
YOUNG MEN GRADES 6-8
Shirts:
• Must be a solid white shirt (no denim) with a collar and with sleeves.
• Must button down from the collar to the bottom of the shirt (no polo-style shirts).
• Must be tucked in and have every button buttoned to the top including collars and sleeves.
• If a student wears a shirt under their uniform shirt, it must not be visible outside the uniform shirt.

Ties:
• LGJ Ties must be worn at all times inside the building and must be properly worn all the way up to the collar.

YOUNG MEN GRADES 9-12
Shirts:
• Must be a solid blue shirt (no denim) with a collar and with sleeves.
• Must button down from the collar to the bottom of the shirt (no polo-style shirts).
• Must be tucked in and have every button buttoned to the top including collars and sleeves.
• If a student wears a shirt under their uniform shirt, it must not be visible outside the uniform shirt.

Ties:
• Ties must be worn at all times inside the building and must be properly worn (all the way up to the collar).
• Must not have inappropriate material on them (such as marijuana leaves, bottles, etc.).

ALL YOUNG MEN
Pants:
• Must have full-length solid black slacks (striped pants, cargo pants, cuffed pants, pants with rivet and Dickies work pants are not allowed).
• Pants must be pulled up on the waist, not sagging in any way.
• Only solid black belts may be worn; belt buckles with names, logos or with electronic displays may not be worn.

The Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (LGJ) is an educational community that
believes learning is a product of thinking. Students are engaged in “hands-on, minds-on”
learning in their core classes, as well as through the law curriculum, mentoring,
internships, advisory, and extracurricular activities. LGJ is unique in that students have the
opportunity to experience our stand-alone law curriculum while sharing a campus with the
Bronx Court complex.

We are dedicated to creating an environment where halls and classrooms are made vibrant with the sights and sounds of students thinking and learning. We strive to create civic-minded individuals who demonstrate respect for themselves, others, and the world around them. Our students will leave our school prepared for success in college and beyond.

The Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (LGJ) opened its doors September, 1997 under the leadership of founding Principal David C. Banks to 64 eager freshmen! Since then we have grown to 750 students in grades 6-12. This school is the first of the Urban Assembly schools planned and developed out of the vision of Richard A. Kahan, Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, and the Bronx Criminal Court Task Force.

LGJ is the only high school in NYC to offer students in grades 6-12 a series of electives connected to our theme of Law, Government and Justice. This school was founded on the belief that our students should have the opportunity to learn the inner workings of the judicial system without having to go "through" the system. Through our many community, public and private partnerships we are able to make this happen. In September 2004, we moved into our brand new state of the art facility, which we share with the Bronx Criminal Court Complex.

At LGJ, we pride ourselves on being able to say we are family!! As we have grown not a week goes by that a member of our family does not come back to visit, to celebrate, or to just walk the halls of LGJ and remember the legacy that they have left. I welcome you to explore our website and learn more about the LGJ family and the wonderful learning community that we have built for our scholars!!

Thank you for taking the time to explore The Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice website, where we are all Champions of the C.H.A.R.G.E!!!

Program Highlights: Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Business Law, Forensic
Science, Graphic Arts, Mentoring, Guest Speaker Series
Language Classes: Spanish
Advanced Placement (AP) Courses: English, United States Government and Politics