Dress Code

DRESS CODE FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR

Serra Catholic’s philosophy of dress code is that a student’s appearance should reflect his/her attitude and professionalism. Therefore, even on “dress down days,” students are expected to dress neatly and in good taste. Furthermore, excessive baggy/oversized clothing, "gothic" style dress/accessories are never appropriate, subject to administrative discretion. The Serra Catholic High School Dress Code for the 2012-2013

academic year is as follows:

Pants: All students must wear the uniform pants provided by Serra’s chosen supplier, Educational Outfitters.

Shirts: Must be the approved red, white or navy Serra polo with the SC on the left chest. NO OTHER SERRA POLO MAY BE WORN BEGINNING AUGUST 2012. There will be No Exceptions to this policy. The uniform polo must be tucked in at all times and a belt must be worn. Only a plain white t-shirt may be worn under the polo. During the winter, a student may wear the approved maroon or gray Serra sweatshirt with “Serra Catholic” on the left chest or the men’s Serra cardigan (black, v-neck) or women’s Serra cardigan (black, button-down). Polos must be worn under sweatshirts, cardigans, and sweaters with the polo collar showing. If your child is wearing any other sweatshirt, hooded sweatshirt, fleece sweater, any other sweaters, etc., that article of clothing will be confiscated and held for parent pick-up.

Shoes: Students are permitted to wear solid brown or black dress shoes only. Shoes must also cover a student’s entire foot, and they must have backs on them. At no time (including dress down days) are students permitted to wear slippers, sandals, flip-flops or clogs to school. Students are also not permitted to wear Timberland boots with the uniform, and shoes must be tied if they contain laces. Finally, shoes should not have inappropriate markings or logos on them.

Piercings: Only ear piercings are permitted – not to exceed three per ear. Flesh tunnels, barbells and gauges are prohibited. Visible piercings, other than the ear, are strictly forbidden.

Tattoos: Visible tattoos are not permitted. Students who have visible tattoos will be required to have them covered during school hours.

Hair: Hair may not be dyed unnatural colors, and extreme hair styles, such as Mohawks and cut-in logos, are not permitted. Additionally, the hair of male students must adhere to the following guidelines: it should be cut above the collar, eye brows and ears; mutton chops are prohibited and sideburns cannot be longer than the ear. Additionally, students are not permitted to have facial hair or mustaches.

Violation of the Dress Code Procedure

Students in violation of the dress code will be subject to the following:

1. The office will provide clothing to the extent possible, and the student will be fined a $1.00 lease charge.

2. The parent/guardian will be contacted to provide clothing within the dress code.

3. If the office cannot provide clothing to the necessary extent, and the parent cannot be reached, the student will be removed from class and placed in in-school suspension.

PARENTS/GUARDIANS are asked for their support of the dress code by checking to see that their son/daughter is properly dressed for school.

Dear Current Serra Parent/Guardian:

In order to facilitate easy adherence to our dress code policy, our students will be required to purchase and wear UNIFORM PANTS beginning August, 2012. We have selected Educational Outfitters as our uniform pant supplier. We will continue to require the same Serra polos (from Creative Design) which you may order through Serra or, for your convenience, while visiting the Educational Outfitters’ store. Order forms for Serra Polos may also be found on the forms page of our website (click here).

Please see the forms page (click here) for a flyer from Educational Outfitters. You may place your order online at www.EducationalOutfitters.com (Serra School Code PA01539), in their Greentree store on Cochran Road, or during the fitting session at Serra on Thursday, April 12th, at 6:00 p.m. in the gymnasium.

We have chosen Educational Outfitters for their wide selection of pants options which will accommodate all students, the quality of their clothing, their pricing, the ease of purchasing online or in their store, and their school year warranty.

We are informing you of this change to our dress code policy so that you may begin to plan your school uniform purchases. Please place your order in plenty of time to have your child’s uniform prior to the start of the 2012 school year.