TDSB Student Dress Policy P042
6.1 Shared Rights and Responsibilities for Student Dress
Students
(a) The primary responsibility for a student’s attire resides with the student and their parent(s) or guardian(s). Student Dress Policy P042 Page 4 of 11
(b) Students have the right to express themselves, feel comfortable in what they wear and the freedom to make dress choices (e.g., clothing, hairstyle, makeup, jewelry, fashion, style, etc.).
(c) Students have the responsibility to respect the rights of others, support a positive, safe and shared environment and to comply with the Student Dress Policy P042.
Staff
(a) Staff are responsible for ensuring that student dress does not interfere with student and staff health or safety requirements and/or promote offensive, harassing, hostile or intimidating environments.
(b) Staff have the additional responsibility to balance student health, well-being and safety and foster positive school climates while affirming and respecting student choices and freedom of expression.
6.2 Student Dress Code
(a) Students may attend school and school-related functions in dress of their choice that conforms to following system standards.
(b) Student dress must:
∙ Be worn in such a way that all bottom layers cover groin and buttocks and top layers cover nipples, both with opaque material.
- Tops may expose shoulders, abdomen, midriff, neck lines and cleavage.
- Bottoms may expose legs, thighs and hips.
- Undergarments may not be substituted as outwear and, if worn, should be worn beneath a layer of outer wear.
- Straps and waistbands may be exposed however.
- Any headwear that does not obscure the face may be worn. Face Masks and PPE are permitted.
∙ Conform with established health and safety requirements for the intended activity (e.g., health and physical education classes, science and chemistry classes, sporting events, technical education, drama/dance classes, etc.)
∙ The wearing of jackets is permitted inside the classroom given that it doesn’t pose a safety risk. Teachers (particularly to those in science labs, shops, HPE, dance, drama, etc.) are to use their professional judgement when determining if the wearing of a jacket poses a risk. For the 2021-2022 school year, students may have coats and jackets in class. This is because due to the pandemic, lockers will not be available.
∙ Respect the Board’s intent to sustain a community that is positive, antioppressive, equitable, accepting and inclusive of a diverse range of social and cultural identities;
∙ Not promote offensive, lewd, vulgar, or obscene images or language, including profanity, hate and pornography; Student Dress Policy P042 Page 5 of 11
∙ Not promote, nor, could not be construed as or include content that is discriminatory (e.g., racist, anti-Black, anti-Indigenous, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, sexist, transphobic, homophobic, classist, ableist, sizist, etc.), or that reasonably could be construed as defamatory, threatening, harassing or promoting bias, prejudice or hate;
∙ Not symbolize, suggest, display or reference: tobacco, cannabis, alcohol, drugs or related paraphernalia, promotion or incitement of violence or any illegal conduct or criminal activities;
∙ Not interfere with the safe operation of the school, limit or restrict the rights of others, or create a reasonably foreseeable risk of such interference or invasion of rights; (e.g., except for creed accommodations and safety requirements, no head wear may obscure the face, all other head wear may be worn);\