Dress Code

General

Kingdom Preparatory Academy’s dress code is intended to give concrete, practical witness to the school’s commitment to fulfill our stated aims to honor God and disciple students. KPA students should also be well groomed and dressed conservatively on and off campus as well as at school functions. It is our desire that Christian young people dress modestly, not wishing to draw attention to themselves with extravagant styles or revealing clothing.

The administrator, principal, or anyone designated to act in their stead, retains the authority to determine the appropriateness of a given student’s attire or hairstyle, and may remove from the campus or otherwise discipline any student deemed to be inappropriately dressed. The administrator or principal also reserves the right to grant a limited variance to these regulations for special purposes, such as special dress days or instructional exercises, provided that high standards of modesty are always upheld.

School Uniform

During the school day, students are expected to be neatly dressed in the KPA uniform. Non-regulation clothing may not be worn while in the classroom; this includes sweaters and jackets. Uniform regulations have been adopted by the school board in accordance with the school’s guiding principles, which call for a tasteful and modest lifestyle.

Students will keep their shirts tucked in. No clothing shall be excessively tight and form fitting, or excessively loose. Students who are in violation of the Dress Code will (at the discretion of the administrator) either be sent home or the parents will be called to bring the proper uniform to school.

Parents may obtain the uniform clothing that requires the school’s logo from either Designs-In-Thread or Lands’ End.

* White or Navy polo shirt (long or short sleeve) with school logo

* Gray or Navy sweatshirt with school logo. The "hooded" zip up or pull-over is acceptable.

* Navy vest and/or sweater with the logo is accepted.

* Khaki or Navy pants

* Khaki or Navy Jumper (Lands’ End, Designs-In-Thread, or J.C. Penny Catalog). This requires the

logo. Students may wear the "Peter Pan" collar blouse with the jumper; this does not require the logo.

* Khaki or Navy ankle-length skirt.

* Black or brown belt must be worn at all times if the clothing article has belt loops.

* Clothing worn under the school approved shirts must be of neutral color. White, gray, navy, black, and brown are acceptable. Undershirts must be one solid color.

 

 

Accessories and Hair

* The ear is the only part of the body that may be visibly shown to be pierced for girls.

* Boys may not wear earrings or other pierced jewelry.

* No tattoos, drawings, or markings, either temporary or permanent are allowed to be visible on the body.

* Any article of clothing or item of jewelry deemed to be unusually distracting (due to color, pattern, or cut) is unacceptable for school wear.

* Hair must be well groomed. The length of boys’ hair must not exceed the top of the collar when standing. Boys’ hair in front must not fall below the eye brow. Girls’ hair should be kept out of the eyes. Unusual coloring will be unacceptable for both boys and girls.

 

STUDENT DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

Proverbs 22:6

The keys to discipline are that the child must feel he is loved, that he knows and accepts the boundaries of behavior, and that he sees the proper direction in which to head, to avoid repeated wrong decisions. The key to discipline for a school is that it gives its children support and direction while also working in harmony with the home. The primary goal of the KPA staff will be to practice preventative discipline through the use of good teaching techniques. As the need arises, the school may also employ mild forms of reproof, rebuke, and correction in order to encourage cooperation among the student body. Under no circumstances does KPA practice spanking or similar forms of corporal punishment. We believe that this biblical method of correction is best used by the parents. The school will control the impact of serious discipline problems by limiting or withdrawing the participation privileges of consistently uncooperative students. As a parent-based school, Kingdom Preparatory Academy feels that the school staff is primarily responsible to utilize mild forms of reproof, rebuke, and correction for the purpose of sound classroom management and that the parents are primarily responsible for dealing with discipline problems of an ongoing or more serious nature. This, in effect, is the general theory that informs the General Discipline Policy Guidelines.

General Discipline Policy Guidelines

* All discipline cases referred to the office for handling are to be accompanied by a discipline form (pink slip) completed by a staff member.

* For mild offenses, such as dress code issues or mild classroom disruptions, a student will be issued "discipline referral warning" (white slip). These forms do not need to be signed and returned to the office; however, they will be documented in the student’s file.

* Any discipline matter deemed to be of an urgent or potentially dangerous nature

should be brought immediately to the attention of the administration. It will not

be necessary to notify the administration immediately of discipline problems of a

routine or non-serious nature. These problems will be handled at such times and

in such a manner as shall be convenient to the administration.

* The student shall be given an opportunity to correct his own behavior following

the first offense of a routine or non-serious nature, and the parents shall not be notified unless the student or staff member involved specifically requests that they be notified. The parents shall be notified of any subsequent offenses. A copy of the relevant discipline referral form shall be sent home with them for this purpose, and both parents will be asked to sign and return the form indicating that they have read and understood it.

* An administrative staff member will personally attend to serious, urgent, or potentially dangerous discipline matters, and the parents will always be notified in such cases. The administrative staff member shall enjoy a broad range of personal authority to act in such activities.

* Should repeated or serious first-time violations of the student code of conduct or dress code occur, a student might be suspended or expelled.

* After a student receives his/her third discipline referral form (pink slip) in a given semester, a family conference will be called. Both parents will be required to attend, unless authorized by the administration. The student will not be allowed to return to class until the meeting is held and resolution has taken place.

* After a disciplinary conference has been called, the student will be placed on a probationary status as determined by the Administration. Therefore, at this point, the student runs the risk of possible expulsion.