Shirts and Blouses
K-8      Short sleeve blue or white knit shirts with button front placket and plain collar or plain white, button front long or short sleeve; pointed rounded button down or turtle collars.
Tee shirts worn under uniform shirts must be plain white only with no inappropriate writing, logos, designs, or contrasting colors. Tee shirts must be tucked in at all times.

 Uniform Shorts
K-8      All shorts are to be purchased through Dennis Uniform and are allowed to be worn September, October, April, May, and June only.
On non-uniform days, only uniform shorts are allowed.

Shoes and socks
Shoes are to be non-marking and either tennis shoes or dress shoes.
Shoes should be appropriate in style and color for school. Shoe laces must be kept tied.
Beginning 2007-08, bold/vivid or distracting shoe colors are not allowed
Shoes with lights or wheels are not allowed. Heels must not be more than 1-inch in height.
Boots (except for snow), backless shoes, flip-flops, or sandals may not be worn.
Socks must be worn at all times and should either be knee socks, ¼ crew or higher, or tights. 
Socks must be visible. No lace or frills on socks.
Sport socks and socks with any logo may not be worn.
On P.E. days, students must wear socks and tennis shoes.

Accessories
Other clothing and accessories worn by students (i.e. shoes, jackets, jewelry, etc.) must be non-endangering to the student(s), not distracting to the learning environment, nor contradictory to Christian social/moral values. 
No dangling earrings, necklaces, or bracelets of any type (including hair bands worn around the wrist) are allowed. No bandanas at any time may be worn.
Girls may wear one pair of stud pierced earrings meaning one earring on each ear lobe. Boys may not wear any earrings.
Students are allowed to wear only black, brown, or navy blue belts with no ornamentation and with a belt width not to exceed the width of the belt loops.
Non uniform jackets or sweatshirts may not be worn in the classroom, assemblies, or church gatherings.
Religious medals and necklaces tucked into shirts are acceptable.
Boys and girls may wear one appropriate watch on the wrist.

Cosmetics
No makeup or nail polish is allowed for any girls or boys on all school days including non uniform days and field trips.  
No makeup, hairspray, or nail polish containers may be brought to school.
Tattoos of any type and body piercings are not allowed.

 Hair Style
Hair should be neatly combed and properly groomed at all times.
Extreme hair styles (shaved, spiked, designs or logos), including unnatural colors, (dyed, streaked or bleached), hats or other “headdresses”, such as bandanas, are not allowed.
Students with inappropriate hair styles will be sent home.
Boys’ hair must be above the collar, eyes, and ears. Boys must be clean-shaven.

Uniform Exceptions
The following are anticipated exceptions to the school uniform policy:
Boy and Girl Scouts wearing scout uniforms on meeting days or special events as approved by the principal.
Students with special fitting/sizing needs that cannot be addressed by the Dennis Uniform store will
require prior principal approval.
Special events (field trips, performance, etc.) that require a student to be out of uniform will require prior
principal approval.
Other special exceptions as approved by the principal.

Non-Uniform Days
Free dress is generally allowed once each month unless otherwise noted.
Clothing and accessories worn on free dress days need to meet the criteria of being non-endangering to the student(s), not distracting or disruptive to the learning environment, nor contradictory to Catholic social/moral values of respect for life, modesty and propriety.
No dangling earrings, necklaces, or bracelets of any type (including hair bands worn around the wrist) are allowed. No bandanas at any time may be worn.
No makeup or nail polish is allowed for any girls or boys on all school days including non uniform days and field trips.
Girls may wear one pair of stud pierced earrings meaning one earring on each ear lobe. Boys may not wear any earrings.
Religious medals and necklaces tucked into shirts are acceptable.
Boys and girls may wear one appropriate watch on the wrist.
Any article of clothing or accessory that draws excessive attention to the student may be restricted at the teacher’s or principal’s discretion.
Students are allowed to wear only black, brown, or navy blue belts with no ornamentation and belt width not to exceed the width of the belt loops.
Tee shirts must be appropriate with no alcohol, drug, sexual or violent themes.
Tank tops, halter tops, tube tops, spaghetti straps, torn jeans, cut offs, baggy pants or low necklines may not be worn.
Girls may wear capris or skorts. Skirts and skorts are no more than three inches above the knee.
All shorts worn on non-uniform days must be uniform shorts.  
Only on individual picture day (in September), girls may wear appropriate make up and jewelry.

Theme Days
At various times during the year, students are given the chance to dress according to a particular theme (e.g. Mariners’ Day, Saint Patrick’s Day or holiday wear). It is not our expectation that students buy clothes to fit the exact theme. Students who choose not to participate in the theme day follow the guidelines for non-uniform days.

 School Programs
Students wear neat clean church appropriate clothes for all school programs (concerts, graduations, etc). Girls wear clothes that are not contradictory to the Catholic social/ moral values of respect for life, modesty and propriety. Dresses are modestly cut and without thin straps unless covered with a sweater, blouse or jacket. Boys wear dress pants and a nice shirt with no inappropriate decoration, design, logos, or adornment. Boys and girls may not wear jeans or tee shirts with inappropriate themes at any school programs.

Out of Uniform
If a student will be out of uniform, a note with a satisfactory explanation (signed by a parent/guardian) is required for each day the student is out of uniform.

Other
Uniforms are to be clean, correctly sized, and appropriately worn.
All pieces of a student’s uniform must be labeled with names.
No cargo style or zippered pants are allowed. Pants must be worn on or above the hips.
Oversize shirts, blouses, or pants are not acceptable.

Lost & Found:
Lost and Found uniform items are kept for only short periods of time due to lack of storage space.
All items are periodically displayed, and any unclaimed items are donated to a local shelter or the St. Vincent de Paul. Uniforms may be turned over to the PTO to be recycled for the next year.

Failure to Adhere to the Uniform Policy
Any student not in compliance with the Uniform Policy, including inappropriate attire on non- uniform or theme days, will be given an out of uniform notice to be signed by his/her parents. The uniform policy is enforced by all school personnel. Failure to adhere to the uniform policy will result in a student’s:
1) Loss of non- uniform privilege,
2) Referral to the principal’s office,
3) Call to parents, and/ or
4) Non-admittance to class and sent home.

On the second out of uniform notice, the student will receive an after school detention.

ST. BRENDAN'S P.E. UNIFORM
ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE TENNIS SHOES!

Students’ PE grade will be greatly affected with non-compliance with the PE uniform policy.