CLEARWATER SECONDARY DRESS CODE


It is the policy of School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) and Clearwater Secondary School that “Students are expected to dress in a manner that reflects purpose and propriety”. Students at Clearwater Secondary School are expected to use the following guidelines when selecting their school wardrobe:


  1. Clothing will be such as to not distract from the teaching/learning situation.

  2. Clothing and footwear should be clean and in keeping with health and safety requirements.

  3. Inappropriate clothing includes abbreviated articles such as halter-tops, muscle shirts, athletic vests, inappropriate length shorts or cut-offs, as well as articles advertising alcohol or drugs, or embellished with inappropriate slogans or language. Guidelines:

    1. Shirts/tops should be of sufficient length to touch the top of the pants in a normal standing position (cover the midriff). Necklines and back lines should not be too low cut or revealing.

    2. Underwear should not be openly visible.

    3. Skirts should be no shorter than mid-thigh, shorts no shorter than quarter-thigh.

  1. Shirts/tops are to be worn at all times while in school and while on school property.

  2. Clothing should be in good repair with no revealing rips or tears and should not be see-though.

  3. Hats, bandannas and other forms of head coverings are not to be worn in school under normal circumstances.

  4. Gym strip should be appropriate and as specified by the school.


Students contravening this policy will be required to change clothes/cover up. Refusal to comply with the school dress code will constitute defiance and may result in disciplinary consequences.