As part of the Hope Hall School community, all students are required to perform daily hygiene and to dress in Hope Hall dress code at all times. Parents and students are fully responsible to ensure that Hope Hall dress code standards are being followed daily. Students who are found to be in violation of Hope Hall dress code standards will be made to alter their appearance by changing, removing, covering or replacing the non-dress code items. If the violation(s) to dress code standards are beyond remediation, parents will be called and asked to bring dress code-compliant clothes to school for their child. Students will not be allowed to return to class until proper dress code clothes have been supplied. Students who have repeat violations (more than 2 violations within a 5 week time-period) will be subject to disciplinary action, up to, and including in-school suspension during which they will be supplied with classwork and assignments, but will not be in class.
Dress Code for All Students
Pants: Students must wear plain black, navy, or khaki pants. Leggings, athletic style, and sweatpants are not allowed.
Shorts: During September, May, and June, students may wear plain black, navy, or khaki uniform-style shorts. This includes knee-length shorts or capri-style pants. No biker shorts or athletic shorts are allowed.
Skirts: Students may wear plain black, navy, or khaki skirts. All skirts must be to the knee in length.
Shirts: Students must wear the official Hope Hall polo shirt (long or short sleeves) or t-shirt. A plain black, white, or navy shirt may be worn underneath with no visible writing or pictures on the sleeves. Hope Hall team or Hope Hall event t-shirts are allowed as dress code. All shirts must either be tucked in or overlap the waistband.
Sweaters: Plain white, black, or navy cardigans may be worn over the Hall Hall dress code shirt. Zip up’s are not allowed.
Sweatshirts: Only the official Hope Hall sweatshirt or Hope Hall hoodie can be worn. A Hope Hall uniform shirt must be worn underneath.
Shoes: Students may wear sneakers or shoes that are safe and comfortable. Students may not wear high-heeled shoes, flip-flops, slippers, shoes that do not have a full back, slides, or Crocs.
Accessories: The school is not responsible for missing jewelry or accessories.
Makeup: Students may wear makeup in moderation.
Purses/Bags: Backpacks, bags, and purses will be placed in each student’s locker during school hours. All bags must remain in the student’s locker throughout the school day. Students can carry small purses with them if they need to carry menstrual products. Due to locker dimensions, Hope Hall recommends hand-sized purses (no more than 8 inches in length, 5 inches in width, and 3 inches deep) and flexible backpacks (avoid backpacks on wheels and bags with reinforced bottoms/sides that do not collapse for easy storage).
Students are NOT allowed to wear:
- Pajama pants
- Pants with rips/cuts/visible skin
- Low-cut tops, crop tops, shirts with non-school appropriate words/pictures, hoods up, spaghetti strap tank tops or dresses, and leggings as pants.
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High-heeled shoes, flip-flops, slippers, shoes that do not have a full back, slides, or Crocs.
Physical Education Class
Sneakers must be worn, or the student will not be allowed to participate in P.E. class. This will have an impact on the student’s grade. New York State requires students to have credit for physical education classes. Please contact your child’s P.E. teacher with additional questions.
Dress Down Privileges
On scheduled or announced dress-down days, students may wear what they choose as long as it’s not on the not allowed list and it is school-appropriate. Options can include:
- Jeans, sweat pants, skinny jeans, leggings, or athletic pants (if wearing leggings, a shirt or top must reach the upper thigh)
- Any t-shirt/sweatshirt/hoodie with appropriate words/pictures that do not expose the midriff or have a low neckline
- Sandals with backs/straps securing the foot
- Dresses or skirts must be knee-length
- Hats
Exceptions & Violations
At Hope Hall School, we want to ensure that all of our students are comfortable so that they can learn. If your child struggles with sensory needs and you would like to advocate for accommodations to our dress code, please contact the Assistant Principal.
If there is a day your child is unable to be in dress code, please contact the main office. We can make an expectation if we are aware. Communication is vital to student success. If a student comes in out of dress code and we were not contacted about it, we will ask them to go to our nurse and change (if we have spare clothes available), or they will be calling home to ask that a change of clothes be brought in.
