Bookstore has approved quarter zips for
sale.
Solid color vests may be worn over a solid-
colored dress shirt so long as the vest is not
of an outerwear/jacket material. The
student’s dress shirt must be fully tucked in
and tie be visible.
Sweaters, quarter zips, and vests with a
hood may not be worn.
S weatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, coats,
and jackets may not be worn in the school
building during regular school hours.
9.
Before October 1 st and after the Founder’s
Day Mass in May, students may wear the
required dress shirt without a tie or may
wear a white or solid-color Polo-style/golf
shirt. As with the regular dress shirt, the
Polo-style/golf shirt must be fully tucked into
a pair of dress pants and the collar must be
worn in the down position. Dress code
expectations from the waist down remain
the same.
10. Hats, hoods, caps, bandanas, etc. are not
to be worn in the building.
11. Clothing that advertises or displays
alcoholic
beverages
or
makers,
obscenities, sex, drugs, represents
disloyalty to our Church or country, or
denigrates any individual or class of
individuals is prohibited.
Mass Days
On days when Mass is celebrated, students are
expected to wear a white dress shirt with a regular
fold-down collar with a Brother Rice tie from the
Bookstore.
Spirit Days
To promote the spirit and pride of Brother Rice High
School, students are encouraged to wear Brother
Rice t-shirts, Polo-style shirts and sweatshirts on
Fridays. Sprit wear must be of Brother Rice and
may not be covered by another garment. Dress
code expectations from the waist down remain the
same.
Jackets or coats, Brother Rice or not, may not be
worn.
Dress Down Days
To raise money for school clubs and extra-
curriculars, dress down days will be held on
designated days where students, faculty and staff
may purchase a ticket and dress down on the
sanctioned day.
A student who has purchased a ticket to support the
featured club is permitted to wear school-
appropriate clothing that fits the current season’s
weather. Students may not wear pajamas,
costumes, etc.
Auction Items
At the auction, a parent/guardian may purchase an
item allowing a student to forgo the standard dress
code for a day determined by the Dean of Student
Formation.
No Tie For Your Guy: A student does not
need to wear a tie. All other dress code
regulations apply
Casual Guy: A student may dress in the
Dress Down Day guidelines
Grooming
1. Hair shall be well groomed and of a length so
that the natural lay of the hair does not touch
the collar of the uniform shirt in the back and
does not touch the eyebrows in the front.
The length, consistency of length and overall
neatness and appearance are the main
criteria. Pony tails, beads, rubber bands, hair
ties, other accessories, etc. are not
permitted. No extreme hairstyles or
hairstyles that draw undue attention to the
student are permitted such as mohawks,
mullets, lines shaved in the hair, dyes,
highlights, etc.
Haircut sweeps will be conducted in addition
to daily spot checks to ensure compliance.
Students determined to need a haircut will be
given three (3) calendar days to get a haircut
and report to the Dean of Student Formation
for inspection. Failure to do so will result in
detention. Continued disregard for the hair
policy may result in Saturday detention up to
and including suspension.
2.
Students are to be clean-shaven at all times:
no beards, mustaches or sideburns
extending below the bottom of the earlobe
are allowed. Students needing a shave will
be provided shaving materials, will shave
and will receive a detention. Subsequent
offenses will result in Saturday Detention.
Meeting the dress code and grooming requirements sloppily does
not constitute compliance. In all matters regarding the appearance
of students, the decision of the Dean of Student Formation is final.
C. STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
Brother Rice students are accountable for the Student Code of
Conduct at all times, on and off campus. They must understand that
their conduct is a reflection of them self, their family and the school
community. Moral and courteous behavior, therefore, is expected
not only in the classroom and hallways of the school, but also in the
immediate neighborhood, on school buses and at all school
functions, whether on or off campus. In keeping with the philosophy
that a school is as good as the reputation of its students, disciplinary
action up to and including expulsion may be implemented in
response to any off campus behavior that would discredit the good
name of Brother Rice High School.
Repeated minor infractions, normally considered as single-
detention offenses, may result in multiple detentions, Saturday
detentions, suspensions up to and including expulsion.
Whenever a student commits a disciplinary infraction, it is entered
into the student’s disciplinary record together with the assigned
consequence for that infraction. The nature, severity and number of
instances the student has committed that infraction determine the
number of detentions, the number of days of suspension and/or
expulsion. All decisions concerning student discipline, including but
not limited to, suspension up to and including expulsion are at the
sole discretion of the school.
The provisions of this Student/Parent Handbook, especially the
infraction descriptions in this section, provide due notice as well as
clear and adequate warning to each student and his
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