Dress Code

Journey School is a community. We have core values and commitments that bind us together. The staff must enforce the dress code every day as part of the job. When we fail to do this we are breaking our agreements and letting the kids down. It isn’t always easy to stay on top of the dress code, as diligence and strength are required. We have lots of room for improvement and aim to get better in 2011-12. We want students schooled in a wholesome environment that focuses primarily on inner-development versus outer appearance! In turn, we ask all parent-partners to support the dress code by:

• Checking how your child is dressed before leaving home in the morning.
• Supporting staff 100% as we implement the dress code.
• Returning “loaner” clothing washed along with the required signature page.
• Informing us in appropriate and honest ways when we need to get better

AGREEMENTS

(1) Dress should be conducive to school work/activities and should be weather-appropriate (rain gear is needed so learning is not interrupted).

(2) Clothing, backpacks, lunch boxes/baskets and any other accessories must be free of media advertisements, references to drugs, alcohol, racism, sexism, violence, slogans, cartoons, and caricatures.

(3) Commercial logos should be smaller than standard shirt pocket size.

(4) Sports jerseys and camouflaged clothing are not allowed at school.

(5) Tops and dresses with straps at least 1” wide are acceptable.

(6) Midriff tops and undergarments that “show” are prohibited.

(7) Dresses, skirts, skorts and shorts may be no shorter than mid-thigh.

(8) Shorts need to be worn under dresses and skirts in grades K-3 for active play.

(9) Jackets and sweaters should be labeled with first and last name.

(10) Hats (with appropriate logos) are acceptable when worn outside.

(11) Sandals must have a heel strap and all footwear must be as flat as possible. Shoes with wheels are prohibited.

(12) All grades 1-8 students should wear, bring daily, or keep in class a pair of closed toe, closed heel athletic or sneaker type shoes for games classes.

(13) Shoes with laces are necessary in kindergarten.

(14) Lipstick, make-up, tattoos (permanent and temporary) and body piercing other than ear piercing are prohibited with the following exceptions: grades 5 and up may wear nail polish and grades 7 and 8 may wear light make-up (per staff discretion).

(15) Stud earrings are allowed in all grades. Grades 7 and 8 may wear other jewelry and/or dye their hair (so long as the color is not considered an educational disruption by school officials).