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School Uniform & Dress Code

The uniform and dress code policy is approved by the School Council and the implementation is the responsibility of administration and staff of the school.  Evidence has shown that a standard of dress like the student uniform promotes personal modesty, helps students focus on learning, frees individuals and families from the pressures of consumerism and faddism, and helps to promote our collective identity as members of the community of John Paul II.  The uniform policy has been developed to provide clear and reasonable instructions to students and parents and is detailed below.

 

School Uniform

  • Only approved clothing by R. J. McCarthy or DGN Kilters is acceptable.
  • Students are expected to be in complete school uniform every day and for the entire school day
  • Wearing of other clothing over the school uniform during the day is unacceptable. 
  • T-shirts or Long Sleeve T-shirts may be worn under uniform tops but must a solid color with no pattern. Acceptable colours are white, black, maroon or grey.  
  • Hoodies, sweaters, or jackets are not to be worn beneath uniform clothing including the sweater vest.
  • The full zip fleece and cardigan must be worn with a uniform peice underneath or be fully zipped or buttoned.
  • Coats are not to be worn during the school day and should be stored in the students assigned locker before morning annoucments.
  • Team/Club ordered shirts, warm-up pants or sweatpants may not be worn as substitutes for uniform clothing. (For example, students may not wear t-shirts that were ordered as practice tops for a team.)
  • Tights, hosiery and socks must be plain, no pattern, and maroon, black or gray. No pajamas or sweat pants are to worn under the kilt.
  • Caps, hats, toques, or any form of non-religious/cultural headwear and sunglasses are not to be worn. 
  • Footwear must allow for safe movement in the school, including an emergency like a fire evacuation, and suitable to the activity of the classroom. All footwear must be in good repair to avoid slip, trip and fall accidents.
  • Uniforms must be worn on all school trips unless, in the opinion of the organizing teacher, the activity of the trip makes it necessary to wear other clothing.  Clothing provisions for these outings will be provided at the time of the event. 
 

Off-Uniform Days

 

There are a number of occasions when students are allowed to be out of uniform.

The administration of JPII reserves the right to restrict styles of dress or accessories that depart from the spirit of the dress code. This includes body art, hairstyles, jewellery, accessories and footwear that may be deemed to be unsafe, excessive, immodest, distracting to the work of the school day or offensive to the general tone of the school. 

 

The following is considered inappropriate dress for students while attending any school function according to Board Policy J 3.3. School:

  • Bare midriffs
  • Exposing of undergarments
  • Swimwear pieces
  • Extremely short shorts or skirts
  • Accersories such as spiked chains or bracelets
  • Flip flops
  • Slippers
  • Pajamas
  • Excessively ripped clothing
  • Cothing that displays sexual content, substance abuse, violence, profanity, racial or gender discrimination, or discrimination of any kind, or that otherwise demeans an identifiable individual or group. Examples include logos, sayings, slogans, gang affiliation, pictures, "playboy" clothing etc.
 

 

Students are reminded that they are to dress for the “business of the school day”.  Clothing should be appropriate for an occasion such as a job interview or work in an office or retail setting. 

 

Spirit Wear Days

Students are permitted to wear Spiritwear tops every Wednesday. Students must wear uniform bottoms daily. If a student chooses to wear a hoodie, the hood must not cover the head of the student.

Spiritwear tops are defined as:

  • School purchased tops from a team or club
  • School purchased tops from the online spiritwear store

 

Physical Education Uniforms

Students who are enrolled in Physical and Health Education classes must have proper clothing and footwear to participate.  Students are required to purchase school crested shorts and t-shirt through the school or from DGN Kilters.

 

Dance Uniforms (Sept 2023)

Students who are enrolled in a dance class must have proper clothing and footwear to participate. Students are required to purchase a t-shirt through DGN Kilters. Acceptable bottoms includes anything that is solid black (tights, shorts, sweatpants etc..)

 

Technology Classes

Some technological education courses have specifications regarding clothing or Personal Protective Equipment that must be worn during the time students spend in the workshops. These requirements may include, long pants, closed-toed shoes, etc.). The safety policies delivered at the start of each course will communicate the requirements. Students are expected to adhere to these requirements for health and safety reasons.