Dress Code 

All students and staff are expected to uphold high standards of conduct and appearance. Clothing should be suitable and comfortable for normal school activities and should reflect the respect, pride and standards of the student's home and community.

General clothing standards for all children require that shoes must be worn at all times and should be worn with appropriate socks or stockings.

At Alice Birney Academy of International Studies we believe that we should not allow any clothing, hairstyle or make-up that causes a distraction to learning and behaving at school.  Distracting items include:

• Open-toed sandals, flip flops, slippers, high-heeled shoes and 'Heelies'
• T-shirts with imprinted suggestive words or pictures
• Pants worn below waist level
• Hats worn inside buildings
• Dangling or large earrings
• Excessive amounts of jewelry
• Hairstyles or excessive make-up

Our students participate in physical activities daily, and many of the above items can be hazardous during physical activities such as running, jumping and  playing on playground equipment.

The principal may approve exceptions to the dress code for unusual situations or for specific events, such as spirit days.