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STUDENT DRESS CODE

Canty logo wear can be worn at anytime during the school year.
Students should dress for educational success. Since school is the "business of children", the dress code serves to reinforce this serious responsibility for the students. The following guidelines will help assess appropriate school wardrobe. The dress code is applicable to students in all grades, kindergarten through eighth. Clothing and footwear must not present a safety hazard to the wearer or others.

Tops

Appropriate
  • Any color.
  • Any type of shirt with sleeves.
  • Any hoodies with hood down.
Not Appropriate
  • Sleeveless/tank top.
  • Tops that show stomach or back.
  • Underclothing that is visible.
  • Ripped, slashed, skin tight, mesh, or see-through.
  • Drugs, alcohol, or graphics containing or implying offensive representations.

Bottoms

Must be worn at waist level.
Appropriate
  • Any color.
  • Any type of pants.
    • Jeans, khakis, sweat pants, or dress pants.
  • Any type of shorts.
  • Any dresses, skirts, or skorts.
    • Must be no more than 2 inches above the knee.
  • Leggings/yoga pants must be worn under a skirt /dress only.
Not Appropriate
  • No writing in the seat area.
  • Underclothing that is visible.
  • Ripped, slashed, skin tight, mesh, or see-through.
  • Leggings/yoga pants worn alone.
  • Drugs, alcohol, or graphics containing or implying offensive representations.

Shoes

Appropriate
  • Gym shoes with rubber soles.
    • If shoes have laces, they must be tied.
Not Appropriate
  • Open toed sandals.
  • Open back sandals.
  • Clogs.
  • Crocs.
  • Birkenstocks.
  • Heelys.
  • Platform shoes.
  • Heels greater than 1 inch.

Gym & Dance

Gym uniforms with the Canty logo can be purchased at any time throughout the school year.
Canty Logo Wear Only 
  • T-Shirts, shorts, sweatpants.
  • Grey sweatpants and shorts can also be worn for Kindergarten to 2nd grade only.
Gym Shoes
  • ​Shoes must have rubber soles to be worn in school and have laces that match the style of the shoe. ​If shoes have laces, they must be tied.
Not Allowed as Part of Gym/Dance Uniform.
  • No collard shirts.
  • No yoga pants.
  • No legging pants.
Jewelry should not be worn during gym/dance class due to safety concerns.
Failure to wear an appropriate gym & dance uniform will result in loss of points and/or gym/dance time.

Dressing Appropriately for Cold Weather

All students will go outside for recess depending on the temperature guidelines. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather conditions (winter coat, hat, gloves, etc.). Students are responsible for obeying the rules and participating in recess activities in an acceptable manner.
  • Above 32 degrees F with or without wind chill:
    • ​Recess held outdoors.
  • Between 31 degrees F and 15 degrees F with or without wind chill:
    • ​School discretion.
  • Below 15 degress F with or without wind chill:
    • ​Recess held indoors.

Consequences

  • Students who do not come to school with proper dress code attire will be required to call home for a change of clothes.
  • ​If a parent is unable to bring clothing, the student will be provided with rental clothing from school which will need to be washed and returned to school the next day.
"Students who fail to follow a school’s dress code or uniform policy ​may be given detentions or excluded from extracurricular activities​"
​Taken from CPS Student Code of Conduct book, page 15. A student that does not follow the dress code will be given a misconduct (2-5) and will serve a detention and/or will be barred from extracurricular activities. ​
Canty school is not responsible for any clothing that is lost or stolen.

Lost and found items will be displayed during 1st and 3rd quarter report card pick-up days.
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Lost and found items that are not claimed on report card pick-up days, will be donated at the end of that day.