NEW ORDER FORM – MAY 2019
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School Uniform/Dress Policy
All Dumfries and Galloway schools must have a dress code which encourages pupils to dress in a way appropriate to attendance at school. This code must not lead to direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, gender, or disability. Prior to drawing up the dress code, parents, pupils and staff should be fully consulted and it is the expectation of Education Services that parents will be supportive of the dress code.
Clothing which is unacceptable in school under any circumstances would include items which:
- Could potentially encourage factions (eg football colours).
- Could cause offence (eg anti-religious or political slogans).
- Could cause health and safety difficulties such as loose fitting clothing, dangling earrings.
- Are of flammable materials which may be a danger in certain classes.
- Could cause damage to floors.
- Carry advertising, in particular for alcohol or tobacco.
- Could be used to inflict damage on other pupils.
Parents in receipt of a grant for footwear and clothing from the authority will be encouraged to purchase items which are in accordance with the school dress code. Guidance is available on
Clothing Grants from Pupil / Parent Support Unit via:
http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/15246/School-clothing-grants11
Clothing
Our school uniform consists of white, embroidered polo-shirts, bottle green sweatshirts and bottle green fleeces. Black sweatshirts are worn only by Primary 7 children to mark their seniority in the school. These can be worn with black/grey/dark school trousers or skirts/pinafores. The wearing of school uniform is strongly encouraged and our parents support us in this. School uniform order forms are available from the school office and orders are sent in twice a year. Once the order form and money are returned to the school, one of our office staff processes and delivers all the orders back to the children. Black and green jackets are also available to order if desired.
While it would not normally be the policy of the authority to exclude a pupil from school solely on the basis of his/her dress, persistent refusal to respond to a reasonable dress code could be deemed to be a challenge to the Head Teacher’s authority and thus be detrimental to the wellbeing of the whole school community. In such circumstances, a Head Teacher could justify the use of the school disciplinary procedures.
