Uniform

Lower School Uniform: Kindergarten - Grade 5

Updated: June 2021

Middle School Uniform: Grades 6 - 8

Upper School Uniform: Grades 9 - 12

• Students are to be in uniform from the time they arrive at school until the end of the school day.
• At all times, students are expected to dress appropriately and within the spirit of the Bullis uniform.
• Modifications to the uniform for religious or health reasons must be requested through the appropriate division principal or the assistant principal in the Upper School.
• All clothing must fit properly and be neat, clean and in good repair.
• Hair:
  • Boys and girls hair should be properly groomed, clean and neat (combed, braided or pulled back).
  • Highlighting and other natural human hair colors are permitted.
  • Extreme hairstyles inconsistent with the expectations of the Bullis uniform are not permitted.
  • Any form of carving, spikes or mohawk is not permitted.
  • Boys’ hair should not fall below the top of the shirt collar.
  • Boys may not wear hair ties.
• Boys are to be clean-shaven, those requiring dispensation for medical reasons must provide a note from a medical professional and should at least be “clipper clean”.
• Jewelry:
  • Lower and Middle School girls and Upper School boys and girls may wear unobtrusive earrings.
  • Boys in the Lower School or Middle School may not wear earrings.
  • Students may not adorn their uniforms or bodies with unusual jewelry, accoutrements, or piercings.
• Tattoos should be covered and not be visible.
• Hats:
  • Students may not wear baseball hats or other non-religious head wear during the academic day.
  • Students may wear winter hats outside during the winter months.
  • Hats or other non-religious hair coverings should never be worn inside. 
• Lower School students are frequently taken outdoors for recess and also lunch, library, art, Spanish, and music. During winter, please send your child dressed warmly—warm jackets, mittens/gloves, and hats.
• Students wearing clothing deemed to be in violation of the Bullis uniform may not be permitted to attend class and may be penalized, disciplined or sent home to change. When a teacher requests a student to correct a dress code violation, the student is expected to comply immediately. Questions regarding interpretation may be discussed at a later time.
• Students not in uniform for school pictures will not be allowed to have their picture taken, and if upon review a student is out of uniform in a yearbook photo, their picture may be omitted from the yearbook.
• Upper School students choosing to reject any and all part of the uniform may be held from extracurricular activities, including competitions, until the violation is rectified.