UNIFORMS AND DRESS CODE

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• Every TK-8 student may wear Free Dress on his or her birthday unless it falls on a Friday when Formal Uniform is required. In the case of Friday or weekend birthdays, they may wear Free Dress the following Monday. 

• For boys, hair may not hang on or over ears, or touch eyebrows or collar of shirt.
• For girls, hair may not hang over eyebrows or face.
• No artificial hair colors (e.g., purple, blue, green), fad haircuts (e.g., mohawks) or distracting hairstyles allowed.
• Hair must be neat and clean. Hairstyles deemed inappropriate will be handled on a case-by-case basis. School staff may direct a student to cut his/her hair and expect him/her to promptly comply.

• Clothes must be neat, clean and in good repair.
• Undershirts must be plain white.
• No hats, baseball caps, beanies or head coverings of any kind.
• All hair accessories for girls must be in approved solid colors or school plaid.
• All sweatshirts (which includes any jersey knit outerwear) must have OLF school logo. No hooded sweatshirts.
• Outdoor jackets purchased from retailers other than Dennis Uniform, Lands’ End or Tommy Hilfiger are permitted on playground but not allowed to be worn inside classroom or church.
• For girls, all jumpers, skirts and skorts must be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee.
• Girls may not wear leggings under skorts, skirts and jumpers. Only fold-down socks, knee-high socks or tights are allowed for uniform dress.
• Cargo pants and shorts are not allowed for uniform dress. 
• No boots of any kind (e.g., cowboy or UGG boots) may be worn with uniforms. 

• School spirit shirts may be worn every Monday.
• Hooded sweatshirts are allowed. 
• Cargo pants and shorts are allowed.
• For girls, skirts and dresses must be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee.
• Girls may not wear leggings unless under an appropriate-length dress. 
• Students may not wear yoga pants or stretchy pants. Shorts or pants must be denim or other durable cloth. 
• Bike shorts must be worn under skirts or dresses.
• Tank tops, spaghetti straps, strapless tops and sleeveless or cutoff shirts are not allowed.
• Boys and girls may wear walking shorts or athletic shorts that hit right at or just above the knee.
• Apparel with brand logos and/or graphics are okay, so long as they do not portray anything obscene, vulgar, violent or otherwise inappropriate.
• For PE, students should not wear athletic uniforms or practice clothes. 

• Shoes must be neat, clean and in good repair. Shoes must be safe for running, laced appropriately and tied so that shoes stay on feet when students are running or playing.
• Sandals, flip flops, high-heeled or dress shoes are not allowed. Boots may not have more than a 1.5 inch heel and are allowed only on free dress days. 
• Crocs cannot be worn at school.
• Rain boots are allowed only on rainy days. 

Students may wear:

• One wrist watch, but smart watches are not allowed on campus.
• One bracelet on either wrist if religious in nature.
• One necklace if worn inside shirt, religious in nature and small in size.

Girls may wear one pair of stud earrings; no hoops or dangles. No other body piercings are allowed.

Students may not wear makeup. No artificial nails or nail polish allowed. Students may not have visible tattoos or wear hologram contact lenses.