Dress Code

DRESS CODE COMMITMENTS (STAFF, TUTORS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS)

  • On Tuesdays, we want everyone to be comfortable and to be able to dress with a degree of your fashion personality intact, while being professional and remembering that we are guests at our host church. 

  • Please remove hats during prayer and if requested by tutors/lunch mentor. 

  • If you wear a hoodie to tutorial, the hood must remain down at all times.

  • Clothing with inappropriate logos or slogans, tight or sheer clothing, or bare midriffs are inappropriate. 

  • Shirts must be long enough to cover midriff at all times (moving arms, bending over, activities such as dancing or playing sports, etc). Apply the “no skin” test to active bending over and sitting down (or from sides for sleeveless shirts). Undergarments should not be visible through tight or thin fabrics. Necklines should not fall below your armpit level. No stripping to the waist to play sports. 

  • Modest sleeveless blouses/shirts/tops are acceptable, as long as the portion covering the shoulder is equivalent to the width of the student’s first three fingers (at the knuckles) or greater and undergarments are completely covered.

  • Strapless shirts are not allowed and spaghetti straps may only be worn under other acceptable garments. 

  • Dresses or skirts must fall below mid-thigh, and shorts must be worn underneath. 

  • Shorts must come to mid-thigh. Also any pants with rips should not expose skin above mid-thigh.

  • Leggings/yoga pants can only be worn under appropriate length skirts, shorts, or blouses / t-shirts longer than fingertips. 

  • No pajama pants.

  • Costumes may not be worn except on dedicated theme days (and in keeping with that theme).

  • This dress code is in effect for all functions that are directly a part of the tutorial. The only exception is formal dance/prom, which will have separate guidelines.

Please use common sense and don’t dress in a way that would make others uncomfortable or distract them from their studies. If in doubt, wear something else!

DRESS CODE ENFORCEMENT

If a student comes to tutorial and is not in dress code, the following will be done:

  • First Offense: Student will be given a paper with our dress code policies, and then given a shirt/sweat pants to cover up (or can get approved clothing coverup from their car/parent, but may not go to class until they are in dress code). Parents will be sent an email to notify them of the dress code policy infraction and will be billed $10 for the clothing item (unless the parent provided clothing).

    • Dress code will be enforced by Cindy McDaniels at the entrance, and Tricia Vondra in the Filling Station.

  • Second Offense: Student will be given a paper with our dress code policies, and the parent will have to come to pick the student up from tutorial (the student will not be able to attend tutorial that day). If the student is a driver we will contact the parent first before the student leaves. The student will be fined $25, and cannot come back to tutorial till it is paid.

  • Additional offenses will have the same consequence as the second offense. Repeat offenses indicate a disrespect to our policies and to the student’s commitments, and will result in behavioral probation and eventual dismissal. 

  • The staff at DT has the right to determine if attire or appearance is inappropriate for the tutorial.

Electronics Policy

  • You must turn in your phone when checking in. If you need to call/text you can come to the front desk to do so, but must leave your phone there when you return. If a staff/tutor sees you with a phone they will take it to turn into the Director, and you will be fined $25. That fee must be paid by the following Tuesday or the student may not attend class.

    • NOTE: If a tutor allows a phone for a class activity students may check out their phone before class and check it back in immediately afterwards.

  • No Headphones except in quiet study hall. This includes air-pods.

  • Laptops Only in Quiet Study Hall (or in class if allowed by tutor). They must always be positioned to be viewable by tutor or study hall monitor.

Sick / Illness Policy

  • Please do not come if you have a cold, the flu, or any symptoms of covid or other contagious illness. Students must be at least 48 hours fever-free to attend. If one person in the house is sick, please have all family members stay home until all are well or past the above time frame of 48 hours. If in doubt, please stay home, our tutors will work with you.

Handbook

Have any questions about our policies? Contact Matthew Bullington.