Saint Brendan Parish School

This policy is in the process of being revised. The new policy will follow.

The current policy is:

All students attending St. Brendan School will wear uniforms except on Non-Uniform days and other special days approved by the school principal. Uniform Policy is to create an environment that discourages using fashion as a status symbol or arena for competition. Students not properly attired or groomed may be sent home and or given detention. Continued violations of the dress code will be considered a serious matter and further disciplinary action may be taken. Keeping in mind consistency and compliance and trying to avoid confusion, our school uniform will be revisited every three years (and then only if necessary.) We ask the support of all parents in this uniform policy. Dennis Uniform’s phone number is (206) 431-2000 and their address is 12608 Interurban Avenue S., Tukwila, WA 98168.

ITEM	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PURCHASE	COMMENTS
Jumper	K-6	MacBeth Plaid	Dennis Uniform	Shorts (if worn) may not hang below the skirt
Skort	K-4	MacBeth Plaid	Dennis Uniform	Appropriate length
Skort	5-8	Navy	Dennis Uniform	Appropriate length
Skirt	7-8	Navy blue sewn down box pleated gabardine skirt.	Dennis Uniform	Appropriate length
Shirts and Blouse	K-8 Boys and Girls	Short sleeve white or navy blue 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	Dennis Uniform, Sears, Penneys or other clothing stores, (Available through catalog sales when not in stock in the stores.)	*No oversize* shirts or blouses are acceptable. Styles must be comparable to those from Dennis Uniform. All undershirts must be tucked in.
Sweater	K-6 Boys and Girls	Red v-neck pull-over, crewneck pullover, cardigan or pullover vest.	Dennis Uniform only.	To ensure uniformity, sweaters purchased elsewhere are not acceptable.
	7-8 Girls and Boys	Navy blue v-neck pullover, crew-neck pullover, cardigan or pull-over vest.	Dennis Uniform only.	To ensure uniformity, sweaters purchased elsewhere are not acceptable.
Polar Fleece Vests	K-8	Red with St. Brendan Logo.	Order only through school.

Sweatshirts	K-8	Red with St. Brendan logo in white.	Order only through school.

*NOTE: Wearing a sweater is optional, but if one is worn, it must be purchased through Dennis Uniform. Non uniform jackets, sweatshirts may not be worn in the classroom.

ITEM	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PURCHASE	COMMENTS
Pants	K-6 Boys and Girls	Navy blue, ankle length, no leg zippers or snaps, no tapered or flared legs. Regular wale corduroy or navy blue twill pleated front, no contrast stitching. Black and royal blue are not acceptable	Dennis Uniform, Penneys, or other clothing stores.	Styles and color must be comparable to those available from Dennis Uniform. (We have samples in school.) *No oversize* pants/shirts are acceptable.
Pants	7-8 Boys and Girls	Navy or Khaki, ankle length, no leg zippers or snaps, no tapered or flared legs. Regular wale corduroy or navy blue twill pleated front, no contrast stitching. Black and royal blue are not acceptable	Dennis Uniform, Penneys, or other clothing stores.	Styles and color must be comparable to those available from Dennis Uniform. (We have samples in school.) *No oversize* pants/shirts are acceptable.
Socks	K-8 Girls K-8 Boys All	Solid, plain white, navy or red knee highs, tights or anklets Solid white, navy or red.	Dennis Uniform or any clothing store. Any clothing store. Socks must be worn at all times.	All socks must extend above the ankles.

ITEM	GRADE	COMMENTS
Shoes	All	Shoes are to be non-marking. If the shoes are ridged, the height of the ridges should be moderate. NO BOOTS may be worn during school. Please, no backless sandals.
Shorts	K-6	Navy - Dennis Uniform only to ensure uniformity of style, color and length
	7-8	Navy or Khaki Dennis Uniform

All uniform shorts are restricted to Sept., Oct., April, May, and Jun

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

GRADE		COMMENTS
Grades K-3		Girls must wear shorts under jumper. (No color preference.)
Grades 4-8	Girls and Boys	Plain /solid navy, red or white shorts. in red, white or navy (same as school) tee-shirt (NOT POLO) with small logo optional on pocket only or where pocket would be. Nothing on the back. (Shirts are not to be turned inside-out.)
Grades 4-8	Sweat pants/sweat shirts (other than St. Brendan and sweatshirts) red, white or navy only, plain, no hoods. zippers, etc. (optional). Warm-up pants (zipper O.K.): red, white or navy only-plain /solid.

Non-uniform days
On the first Friday of each month that we are in session and other designated days, the students may have a non-uniform day. Students are expected to wear clothes appropriate to our school situation. All clothing should be neat, clean and modest. Any clothing that is tight-fitting or skirts/dresses that are too short or otherwise immodest is not acceptable. (No cut offs, torn jeans, tank tops, baggy pants, low neck lines). Summer shoes such as thongs and beach shoes are not allowed and socks are to be worn at all times. Hats are not to be worn during school unless designated as part of a “Spirit Day” theme. Uniform shorts may be worn in Sept., Oct., April, May and June. Whenever shorts are worn, they must be uniform shorts. On field trip days, the school will determine the appropriate dress, depending on the destination. Non-uniform days will be interspersed throughout the year for special occasions.

Out of Uniform
If for a very urgent reason your child is out of uniform, a note with a satisfactory explanation is required each day your child is out of uniform. Otherwise, the student forfeits the next "non-uniform" privilege. An out-of-uniform slip will be sent home to be signed and returned to the teacher.