Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
As we have returned from summer we have seen a variety of students who are not following uniform guidelines this week. We have adopted a ‘warning’ approach this week and had conversations with students to share expectations. In particular, we are seeing a trend of shorts that are very short and inappropriate for the school setting.
We allow for flexibility with school pants as the bookstore pants simply do not fit all shapes and sizes and therefore we ask that school pants that are not purchased from the bookstore have the following expectations:
- Pants should be plain khaki or plain black and smart casual in their appearance.
- Fabric should not be jeans material, spandex or similar.
- Pants need to be appropriate length, which is defined as 1/3 of the hip to knee, or no shorter than to the end of one’s thumb tips with arms extended.
- Tighter pants are allowed however, spandex and ‘yoga’ style sports pants are not allowed.
- Pants should also be free from larger branding (small discrete symbols are allowed). Booster shorts and pyjamas are not part of the school uniform.
For this coming week any not in appropriate attire will be asked to change into bookstore shorts that we have in the High School Office. Parents will receive an email in all situations where a student has been asked to change so that new pants can be purchased.
We appreciate your partnership with us to ensure your child is prepared with the correct uniform so we can focus on conversations around learning.
As a reminder from last week’s enews, our dress code policy can be found on page 40 of the online student handbook under ‘Uniform and Dress Code’.
For a quick summary of the other key uniform requirements, please note the following:
- Hoodies and sweaters must be purchased from the Booster Hut.
- Every Friday students will have a specific focused alternative dress day in which they will be able to wear ISB Team-wear, class shirts, ISB club wear or themed dress as per the planned schedule for that week. Our Student Council will be sharing these dress days with students directly in the coming weeks
- Footwear should be comfortable, practical and safe. Open toe shoes are not allowed such as slippers and flip flop sandals.