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Dress Down Day

Our Lady of Victory Catholic School
Dress Down Day Requirements

Dress down days are special days when students are not required to wear the school uniform. The following policy has been created regarding the dress for out of uniform days and events, in accordance with the Catholic virtues of modesty and temperance. The administration reserves the final right in determining the appropriateness of clothing.

On Dress Down Days, students may wear street clothes that meet the following requirements:

  • No oversized or tight fitting clothing may be worn.
     
  • Pants may not drag on the ground or have holes/tears.

  • Pants/shorts must be worn at the waist, not on or below the hips.

  • Shorts must have an inseam of 7 inches or more and may only be worn between April 15 and October 31.

  • The lower portion of the skirts may be no more than 2 inches above the knee.  No cut-off shorts/skirts are permitted.

  • Skorts must be of a modest length.

  • No tank tops/thin straps or short length shirts (eg. crop-tops) may be worn.

  • No shirts showing violence or inappropriate sayings/pictures can be worn.

  • No tight-fitting stretch pants or form-fitting bottoms are permitted. 

  • Leggings are permitted to be worn under a dress, a skirt, with shorts, or while wearing a long (falls well below the hips) shirt or sweatshirt.

  • Flip-flops are not permitted.