Middle School
Dean of Students
Office

Cell phone use for students in grades 5 – 8 is for safety purposes only. For that reason, students are permitted to have their cell phones out and available for use prior to the start of the school day and after the school day ends. From 8:50 am – 3:30 pm, students may not have their cell phones out (unless they have the express permission from their teacher). This also includes lunch and advisory times.

In addition, students may not take pictures or video unless under supervision by a teacher, or post work or images from school onto their personal social network accounts.

Laptop use in the classroom during class time is at the discretion of the classroom teacher.

Consequences for using a cell phone without permission during the school day are:

• 1st offense: Your device will be confiscated and kept in the MS office. You may pick it up at the end of the day.
• 2nd offense: Your device will be confiscated and your parent or guardian will have to pick it up.
• 3rd offense: You could lose all personal phone/device privileges while on the TGS campus.

Students, faculty, and staff at The Gregory School are expected to dress in a way that is reflective of the school’s academic and professional atmosphere. The school expects students, faculty, and staff to maintain a standard of dress and appearance that is appropriate to an academic setting and to The Gregory School mission but also allows for the expression of individual tastes.

For the 2021-2022 school year, school dress standards are:

Appropriate Dress:

• Clothing must cover the chest, buttocks and midriff
• Shoes must be worn at all times (may include flip-flops)
• Ripped clothing must not expose any undergarments

Inappropriate Dress:

• Sheer, net, or transparent fabrics that expose undergarments
• Logos or pictures that represent implicit or explicit references to sex, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, weapons, or illegal activity, or hate speech/derogatory language
• Hats, hoods, and sunglasses worn inside, with exception of religious or cultural regalia

Consequences for dress code violations:

Students will be reminded to dress appropriately to reflect the student’s academic and professional atmosphere. Repeated violations will warrant communication to parents. Blatant disregard of dress code policies will be addressed with Head of School.