Free dress: When activities dictate, uniforms will not be required. The following are acceptable items of clothing: Shorts, slacks, sweats, and jeans. Unsuitable items of clothing include torn jeans, cut-offs, torn shirts, and t-shirts with inappropriate messages and/or advertisements. Other necessary items of clothing include: Physical education shirts will be provided for boys in grades five through eight. They are reversible red and white/gold. Boys in all grades must wear black athletic shoes to P.E. class. These athletic shoes should be completely black, including logos, laces, soles, and any other visible part of the shoe. Cathedral School Code of Responsibility As embodied in our Mission and Philosophy, Cathedral School strives to hold our students to the highest academic and behavioral standards humanely applied. Our goal is to create a learning environment that is physically and emotionally safe, that challenges each student to be his very best, that allows him to take appropriate risks, and that supports each boy in his growth and development. This policy has been created with the understanding of the social and emotional development of boys and how the school, in partnership with our parents, can promote positive growth in our boys and their relationships.
To this end, there are certain responsibilities that we ask the students to fulfill and that help produce the unique environment at the School. Thus, we ask each student to BE SMART:
• B e responsible for actions • E mbrace differences • S trive to do one’s best • M odel inclusivity, courtesy, and sportsmanship • A ct honestly • R espect the property of others • T reat oneself and others with respect
Cathedral teachers and administrators foster these attributes by recognizing good behavior both formally and informally through their daily interactions with the students.
At the same time, we recognize that making mistakes and learning from them are vital to growing up. Usually, mistakes occur without any ill will. We treat most mistakes as “teachable moments,” when the teacher works with the student to understand the mistake, to take responsibility, and to become a better person through the experience. Sometimes, though, student behavior necessitates a response from the School. Because each circum- stance is different, we do not use a one-size-fits-all approach. Rather, we develop our responses to meet the exigencies of each circumstance, the needs of the boy or boys involved, and the overall expecta- tions of the school community. Cathedral holds students accountable for behavior that is detrimental to the School, its students, and its faculty, and for conduct that violates the letter or spirit of this handbook. This is true for actions during school events, regardless of where those events occur.
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