PRIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Uniform Policies and Procedures
Pride Elementary School has adopted a policy providing for a mandatory uniform
dress code for all students. The mandatory policy begins on the first day of school
each year. This uniform policy has been in effect since August 2000.
The uniform for Pride students consist of:
 SHIRTS:
White or maroon polo style shirts with collar (with or without school logo) to be worn Monday through Thursday. Shirts with logo may be
ordered through Lands’ End at www.landsend.com/school. When wearing the school uniform, no logo or writing other than the school logo
is allowed. Spirit T-Shirts and denim are only permitted to be worn on Friday. Denim must be uniform in color. No torn or bleach
spotted denim allowed.
 PANTS/WALKING SHORTS:
Khaki or Navy Blue Pants
Khaki, Navy Blue or Maroon Walking Shorts
 SKIRTS, SKORTS OR JUMPERS:
Khaki, Navy Blue or Maroon Skirts
Collared shirts are to be worn under jumpers.
 SHOES: conforming to existing board policy
 WINTER WEAR: Sweatshirts
Exceptions
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A student wears a uniform of a nationally recognized youth organization, such as the Boy or Girl Scouts, on regular meeting day.
A student’s parent or guardian has secured an exemption from the uniform dress code due to medical or religious reasons only.
Exemptions and Procedures
A student’s parent may apply for his/her child or children to be exempt from the uniform dress code by using the following procedure:
 Request to Pride Elementary must be made by mail or in person by the parent for an application for exemption from the Uniform Dress Code
obtained from the school.
 Requests for exemptions will be presented before Pride’s School Advisory Council to review. Parent attendance is required at the SAC
meeting scheduled.
Financial Hardship
No student shall be denied attendance at school nor otherwise penalized for failure to wear clothing that follows the uniform dress code if such failure is
due to financial hardship. An application procedure has been established to identify and assist families in need.
Parents may order uniforms using online internet access at www.landsend.com/school. Order forms and catalogs are also available in the main office.
Other uniform items may be found at a variety of stores. Some of the stores that carry uniform items are: Target, Wal-Mart, Sears, J.C. Penney, Dillard’s,
Macy’s, and Bealls.
Thank you for supporting our mandatory uniform policy. If you have any questions, please call us at 558-5400.
BENEFITS OF UNIFORM
Research strongly supports that a uniform dress code:
 Focuses the student on the learning process
 Provides a sense of pride and belonging
 Emphasizes education, not fashion
 Sets a tone of school family and school spirit
 Saves time and money in buying school clothes
Students in uniform are easily identified by staff at school and school related activities. This allows staff to easily identify visitors on our
campus.
All students are expected to wear a school uniform. Any exception to the uniform policy must have administrative and School Advisory
Council approval.