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SCHOOL UNIFORM

John F. Kennedy High School has a dress code as outlined in the table below.

Note that the word ‘solid’ in this section refers to clothing items which are fully one color (white or black) without any logos, sparkles, jewels, or other colors.

The dress code is as follows:	Clarifications
Headwear (unless of a religious nature) is not to be worn at any time in the building. Hair bands are permitted.	Hair bands must not exceed 2 inches in width. Hoods from JFK apparel cannot be worn in school.
Solid white or black top. This includes: Polos T-shirts Sweater/Hoodie	Only black or white undershirts are permitted under a black or white shirt. Top sleeves must be at minimum short sleeved. Shoulders, backs and stomachs cannot be exposed.
Solid back pants or black jeans	There should be no cut off hems. Tights or leggings are not permitted unless worn under a black skirt as described below. Backsides cannot be left exposed.
Solid black skirts or shorts	Must be no more than 8cm or 3 inches above knee length. Skirt lengths are not to be altered or tampered with throughout the day.
Shoes or running shoes	No sandals or ‘flip flops,’ i.e. open toe or open heel. This includes Crocs sandals. No steel-toed boots or shoes. Boots must be removed upon arrival and stowed in a student’s locker.

Physical Education Uniform

All students are required to wear the JFK Physical Education uniform for Physical Education classes and for extra-curricular athletic activities only. Students are not permitted to wear their physical education attire outside of their physical education course. Students are expected to wear the mandatory JFK Physical Education T-shirt. For bottoms, they may also wear solid black track pants or jogging pants. Yoga pants or leggings/tights are not permitted.

The following rules are for hygiene and safety reasons:

Students must:	Students must not:
have their uniform for every class; remove all jewelry before Physical Education classes; use locker rooms or washrooms to change; use a lock to secure personal belongings in the locker room; tie long hair and cut fingernails to a safe length; wear running shoes with tightening mechanism (laces or other) during physical activity in the gymnasium; be changed out of their regular school uniform into athletic wear while participating on sports teams or in lunchtime athletic activities (tank tops or tight shirts are not permitted); wear protective equipment when required (e.g., safety goggles during floor hockey).	change in or out of their Physical Education uniforms in areas not deemed for that purpose (i.e., classrooms, corridors, stairwells or equipment room). wear layers of additional clothing underneath the Physical Education uniform. bring chewing gum, food or drink (except for water) into the gymnasium. wear team jerseys other than during GMAA games. use the gymnasium or weight room without supervision use any gymnasium equipment unless they have been given explicit permission to use it by a teacher or coach and are aware how to use the equipment safely. make contact with the basketball rims/nets or dunk. The only time that dunking is permitted is during an official G.M.A.A. basketball game when the referees are present.

Students must:

Students must not:

have their uniform for every class;
remove all jewelry before Physical Education classes;
use locker rooms or washrooms to change;
use a lock to secure personal belongings in the locker room;
tie long hair and cut fingernails to a safe length;
wear running shoes with tightening mechanism (laces or other) during physical activity in the gymnasium;
be changed out of their regular school uniform into athletic wear while participating on sports teams or in lunchtime athletic activities (tank tops or tight shirts are not permitted);
wear protective equipment when required (e.g., safety goggles during floor hockey).

change in or out of their Physical Education uniforms in areas not deemed for that purpose (i.e., classrooms, corridors, stairwells or equipment room).
wear layers of additional clothing underneath the Physical Education uniform.
bring chewing gum, food or drink (except for water) into the gymnasium.
wear team jerseys other than during GMAA games.
use the gymnasium or weight room without supervision
use any gymnasium equipment unless they have been given explicit permission to use it by a teacher or coach and are aware how to use the equipment safely.
make contact with the basketball rims/nets or dunk. The only time that dunking is permitted is during an official G.M.A.A. basketball game when the referees are present.

The dress code is to be worn upon entering and exiting the school, and on school outings, unless otherwise specified.

Students must be in complete uniform upon arriving to school in the morning and leaving after school. Changing clothes is not permitted.