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Dress Code

St. Edmund Preparatory High School has a very strict dress code, which marks St. Edmund's as a place of dignity and seriousness of purpose. A school uniform signifies that school is a special place in which special kinds of behavior are required. In our quest to educate ourselves we are all considered the same, individuals who are committed to excellence.

 

The school uniform and only the school uniform may be worn in school. ONLY the school uniform pants, skirts, shirts and blouses, purchased from the uniform company may be worn at St. Edmund Preparatory High School. Students should have extra uniform materials in case of accidents. Notes will not be accepted for students out of uniform, unless there is an extreme extenuating circumstance.

 
Students who arrive at school at any time during the school year not in the proper dress code will be sent home after a parent is called, until the problem is corrected. If a parent is unreachable the student will remain in the general office.
 

Dress Code Regulations

  • The girls' skirt may be only 1 inch from the middle of the knee. Girls who do not adhere to this policy will lose the privilege of wearing the skirt. They will be required to wear the school slacks.

  • The boys' pants must be worn with a belt, preferably of the same color as the pants and must be secured at the waist. No drooping pants will be tolerated.

  • Only black loafers or black tie shoes may be worn. Burgundy colored shoes may be worn with the khaki pants. Boys or girls may never wear boots. For example, Timberlands, Hiking Boots, etc. are not considered appropriate with dress pants or skirts. Shoes should be comfortable enough to be worn with minor cuts or bruises. Any shoe that resembles a sneaker may not be worn with the uniform.

  • Sneakers may never be worn with the uniform unless permitted by the school nurse.

  • Hats, caps, bandannas, or other gear that may be considered in the hat category may not be worn in the building and will be confiscated if this occurs.

  • Hair must be of a natural color. Any hair style deemed inappropriate will  be referred to the Dean of Students. Students who abuse this regulation will be sent home until the problem is corrected.

  • Piercing of any part of the face is unacceptable. Any student with jewelry in the nose, lip, eyelid, eyebrow, tongue, and etc. will be sent home until the matter is corrected. Students are strongly recommended to keep all jewelry at home; any jewelry worn is to be modest; several of the same items are not permissible, since they can become a distraction to learning. Necklaces are not to be displayed outside of the uniform. jewelry perceived to be inappropriate or a distraction in class will be referred to the Dean of Students for further action.

  • Boys may wear their own ties. Students will have to remove any tie which is deemed inappropriate by the school and wear a uniform tie in its’ place. The shirt is to be buttoned at all times and the tie is to be knotted securely at the top button.

  • Girls must either wear blue, gray, black, or white stockings while the winter dress code is in effect. White ankle socks are to be worn during the warmer weather if stockings are not being worn. Flesh or nude colored stockings are not to be worn at any time.

  • Relaxed shirts may be worn from the beginning of school until October 15 and from April 15th to the last day of school.

  • All male students must be clean-shaven.  Moustaches, goatees, and/or thin facial hair are not permitted. If necessary the administration will send a student home until the problem is corrected.