Dress Code Policy A positive attitude in appearance and behavior is conducive to learning; therefore, should be appropriate for the educational environment. Adherence to code is the parents’ and students’ responsibility. Families are expected to be familiar with the and to support these guidelines in the purchase of school clothing. While the dress code policy applies to clothing worn during the school day, parents are responsible for supervising the choice of appropriate clothing for school events that occur outside of the normal school day. Students are expected to yield to the authority of any faculty member or administrator on any dress code related issue. Students found to be in violation of the dress code policy may be required to contact parents to provide appropriate clothing or wear appropriate clothing provided by BA. All dress code questions should be directed to Mrs. Brasher, Mrs. West, Mrs. Greene, or the grade chairs in the middle school, and to Dean Bradshaw, Mr. Compton or Mrs. Buchanon in the upper school.

Guidelines applicable to both girls and boys • Camps, colleges, teams, brands, or schools other than BA are not permitted to be represented on clothing during the school day. Clothing with the Brentwood Academy logo, as purchased from the school store or issued by a BA athletic team, is the ONLY logo-wear that is permitted during the school day. • A collared must be worn at all times, even when wearing a sweatshirt or hooded sweatshirt. The collar must be visible at all times, unless worn under a hooded sweatshirt. • Acceptable collar styles are collared polo, collared button-up, or turtleneck. • clothing, of any color, is not permitted. • Frayed, faded, camouflage and tie-dyed clothing is not permitted. • , , sweatshirt hoods, bandannas and that are worn as hats, may not be worn inside the building at any Brentwood Academy function. • Only closed-toe are permitted. • Tattoos may not be visible at any time. • Facial piercings are not permitted and body piercings must not be visible.

Girls’ Guidelines Personal Grooming • Hair should not draw undue attention and should be well groomed. Pants • Loose-fitting , wide leg, palazzo pants, etc. • Form-fitting straight leg and “skinny” pants, etc. • Form-fitting pants may only be worn with tops that are fingertip length or longer. • are permitted only underneath . • Athletic type pants such as warm-ups, , running and are not permitted.

50 and • Shirts must be buttoned to the collarbone. • Sheer or see-through blouses may be worn but they must have a collar and must be worn with a underneath. That top must have straps at least four inches in width and come to the collarbone. Skirts and • Dresses and skirts must be finger tip length. • Dresses must have a collar. • If the dress or has a slit, the top of the slit must be finger tip length. Boys’ Guidelines Personal Grooming • Hair should not draw undue attention and should be neat and well groomed. All hair styles should be above the eyes, above the collar, above the middle of the ears and of natural color. Styles that are considered to draw undue attention, include but are not limited to, braids, mohawks, ponytails or hair held in by or tucked behind the ears. These styles are not permitted. Hair should be no longer/higher than 3 ½ inches (credit card length). Final decisions on hair styles will be made at the discretion of the school. • Face must be clean-shaven at all times. Pants • Acceptable pant styles are full-length trousers or khaki-style pants with standard pockets, neatly hemmed and without holes. Shirts • Shirts must be tucked in at all times. Accessories • A must be worn at all times. • must be worn at all times and must be above the ankle. • are not permitted at Brentwood Academy or at any Brentwood Academy function.

Technology Acceptable Use Policy Brentwood Academy encourages the use and application of information technologies to support the research, instruction, and public service mission of the school. BA computers and networks can provide access to resources on and off campus, as well as the ability to communicate with other users worldwide. Such open access is a privilege and requires that individual users act responsibly. Brentwood Academy has taken several measures to guard against a student’s access (intentional or unintentional) to offensive material. Even with these preventative measures, however, we must rely on the responsibility and integrity of the student in avoiding undesirable Internet content. The same expectation for student conduct inside or outside the classroom applies to technology usage.

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