Lyndon Institute Dress Code Style

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Created on Friday, 17 April 2015 16:09

Written by Julia Rose

LYNDON--- Every school has a dress code that the students must follow, and Lyndon Institute is no exception.

The students have guidelines that they must follow when getting ready in the morning; for boys they must wear a collared shirt or polo shirt, dress shirt, fleece vest or sweaters, and dress pants. For the girls, they are told they can wear dress pants, skirts, dresses, polo or collared shirts, blouses, and sweaters.

For Student Body President, Jay Cobb, he likes the dress code that the school has.

"I think it suits our school more than other schools, cause I kind of see our school as ideal, compared to public schools. It makes the environment more professional."

Cobb's first year was when the new guidelines for clothing changed, which was four years ago. Robert Heath, Head of Campus Life, said that the guidelines since then have remained mostly the same but have changed a little when new fashion styles come out.

"With anytime fashion changes, you have to make adjustments. We're in the process with that. One example is leggings coming in and the trend around that. You know technically no, they are not a jean, their not an athletic pant. If you go into the city people are wearing them as dress type of clothes." Heath continued by saying, "we originally did not allow leggings, we do now allow leggings. However we do expect that whatever is covering them, whether it be a long sweater, a long shirt, be down by the finger tips. Just to make sure there is coverage. This is an appropriate look for a school setting."

But with the warm weather already on it's way, student's clothing options at L.I. are changing just a little. The outfits are being pushed just a little more too.

"The biggest thing with the guys is staying tucked in during the day, especially once the weather gets warmer, that's the thing that gets pushed the most," Heath said. "Probably the hooded sweatshirts is the second thing. With girls, it would be coverage in terms of the shoulders when the wear gets warmer. And also down around to make sure that the dress falls within four inches of the knees."

L.I. is not the only school in the area with a dress code that students have to follow, Saint Johnsbury Academy has one as well. Their dress code is similar with L.I.'s, students must wear dress pants, dress shirts, and outfits must be appropriate. And at Good Shepard Catholic School in Saint Johnsbury, students must wear a full uniform that leaves no room for the child's style to show. While at both L.I. and S.J.A. their students have some freedom when it comes to showing their types of styles.

"We try to work with the students, to make things as fair as we can," said Heath. "But also to meet the spirit of what the schools policies and procedures are."