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One of the visual aspects that distinguishes a private school from a public school is the uniformity and neatness of students’ attire. Students must be dressed appropriately at all times, including when traveling and/or representing Glades Day School for any school-related activity.
Students who arrive at school dressed in a manner that is not compliant with the dress code will be asked to address the issue. If the issue is not able to be addressed in such a manner (bottoms too short, inappropriate out-of-uniform wear, etc.), a parent/guardian will be called and requested to bring in replacement items. Students will be issued demerits for a dress-code violation. The school Administration will decide whether a student’s attire is suitable and reserves the right to send a student home to change.
Uniforms must be purchased and embroidered with the approved Glades Day School logo only by one of the providers listed below.
Uniform Requirements
Uniform Tops
- Must be a collared shirt style per approved uniform provider.
- Must bear the GDS logo/monogram offered by the approved uniform provider.
- Must be in good, presentable condition.
- Solid undershirts may be worn under uniform collared shirts in the colors of forest green, gold, white, gray, or black only.
- Uniform collared shirts must be worn under outerwear.
- Uniform collared shirts must be worn once dismissed from the gym, weightlifting, or physical education classes.
- Team uniforms or team shirts may be worn on game days.
Uniform Bottoms
- Must be khaki pants, shorts, capris, and skirt styles per approved uniform provider.
- Must bear the GDS logo/monogram offered by the approved uniform provider.
- Must be in good, presentable condition and worn at the natural waistline.
- Must not have frayed or cut hems.
- Must not be tight-fitting.
- Shorts, skirts, and skorts may be no more than 5” above the top of the knee.
Shoes
Outerwear
- Must be a jacket, sweatshirt, and hoodie styles per approved uniform provider or athletic/extracurricular activity.
- Must bear the GDS logo/monogram offered by the approved uniform provider.
- Uniform collared shirts must be worn under outerwear.
- Girls may wear tights or leggings under uniform skirts in the solid colors of black, white, gray, or natural.
- Hats and sweatshirt hoods may be worn during Physical Education and outdoor classroom activities ONLY. Students who consistently challenge this rule will not be allowed to bring hats or hooded sweatshirts to school, or their hats or hooded sweatshirts will be held in the Main Office.
Lower School Uniform Exceptions
- Lower School students may wear GDS spirit shirts on Fridays.
- Lower School students may wear holiday tee shirts the day prior to holidays such as Christmas, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day.
Cold Weather Dress Code
When the weather is forecasted to be 40 degrees or below, a text alert will be sent notifying parents/guardians that students may dress according to the Cold Weather Dress Code detailed below:
- Any cold weather jacket may be worn, but all sweatshirts, sweaters, and hoodies must adhere to the normal Glades Day School outwear requirements.
- Any brand of khaki pants can be worn; no denim or sweatpants are permitted.
Dress Code for Field Trips
The dress code for all field trips is regular uniform collared shirts, bottoms, and shoes. Exceptions to this policy must be approved in advance by the Administration.
Dress-Down Days
All dress-down days must be approved in advance by the Administration. The dress-down day may be a full dress-down day in which students are invited to wear alternatively approved tops and bottoms, or a shirt-only dress-down day in which students can wear an alternatively approved top with uniform bottoms. These days will be communicated to parents/guardians and students in advance via email, the school announcements, and posted on the Glades Day School calendar.
The following items are not permitted on dress-down days: shorts other than uniform shorts, torn jeans, leggings/yoga pants, athletic pants, excessively baggy clothes, tank tops, spaghetti straps, bare midriff tops, bare-back shirts, dresses, skirts, and clothing displaying inappropriate logos, phrases, or advertisements.
Full Dress-Down Days
- GDS-approved spirit shirt or alternatively approved shirt.
- Blue, black, or white jeans with no rips or holes worn at the natural waistline or alternatively approved bottoms.
- Closed-toe and closed-heel shoes.
Shirt Only Dress-Down Days
- GDS-approved spirit shirt or alternatively approved shirt.
- Uniform bottoms.
- Closed-toe and closed-heel shoes.
School Organization Shirts
The Administration must approve all class, sports, club, and other school-sponsored organization shirts before they are purchased. Order forms will be provided to students.
Physical Appearance
- Students may not have visible tattoos.
- Students may not have nose rings, tongue rings, or other visible body piercings, with the exception of earrings for females.
- All students must have a conservative hairstyle that is kept clean and maintained. Extreme hairstyles and hair colors are prohibited.
- Hair must be kept off the face and eyes with natural-looking color.
- Words and designs may not be cut into the hairstyle.
- No mohawks.
- Male students’ hair must not cover the eyebrows or touch the collar.
- Male students may not have ponytails.
- Male students may have neatly groomed facial hair.
- No hats, hoodies, or sunglasses are to be worn on campus unless during an approved activity.
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