General Dress Code

All students are to dress neatly, cleanly, and modestly for school.  Students are to dress in a manner similar to the way they would dress if they were working professionally in the marketplace. A Christian’s dress and appearance should reflect our requirement to show love and respect towards our neighbors and should reflect positively on Tri-City Christian Academy (Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.”).  Conformance to all dress code and appearance standards is required from the time the student arrives at school until they depart. Dress and appearance standards must be followed for all school functions including evening events whether a student is a spectator or participant.

 

Modesty in dress is a normative Christian virtue. A guiding principle of a Christian school’s dress and appearance guidelines should be an emphasis on displaying unity within the Christian community rather than an excessive calling of attention to oneself. (Philippians 2:4 “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”). This would exclude form-fitting pants and skirts, tank tops, and other immodest attire.

 

Compliance with both the spirit and the letter of the dress and appearance has proven to greatly enhance both the academic and the spiritual atmosphere of our school. Teachers will communicate any dress and appearance code infractions to the applicable Department Director.  The applicable Department Director will make all necessary communication to parents regarding dress and appearance code infractions according to their discretion.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
 
All students are to dress neatly, cleanly, and modestly for school. Students are to dress in a manner similar to the way they would dress if they were working professionally in the marketplace. Christians’ dress and appearance should reflect our requirement to show love and respect towards our neighbors and should reflect positively on Tri-City Christian Academy (Philippians 4:5). Conformance to all dress code and appearance standards is required from the time the student arrives at school until they depart.
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
 
It is important for parents to ensure their child is dressed in compliance with the published TCCA Dress Code. The school administration views this as a parental commitment and responsibility and believes that dress code issues should be addressed and corrected at home rather than being left as dress code infractions that have to be addressed and corrected at school.
For the full Dress and Appearance guidelines, please check the Parent/Student Handbook: