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GROOMING AND JEWELRY
• Jewelry – e wearing of jewelry should be conservative and minimal. Excessive use of jewelry is not
appropriate for school. With the exception of the ears, no visible body piercing is permitted.
• Tattoos – Tattoos should not be visible.
• Hair – Hair must be neatly styled and groomed. Unnatural hair color is not permitted. Longer hair
should be combed away from the face or worn in a ponytail. Male students are required to have a
clean-shaven face.
DRESS CODE EXCEPTIONS
Spirit Day – A Palmer Trinity School spirit shirt or PTS team t-shirt or jersey, accompanied by the
approved school uniform bottoms. No bare midriffs, no bare shoulders and no ripped or torn clothing.
Specialty Polos – Polos for clubs and activities must be approved by the Administration.
Travel Attire – Uniforms may not be required, but students are expected to dress within the spirit of the
School Dress Code. Guidelines include no elastic or drawstring waist-band pants or shorts, no yoga pants
or leggings, no bare midriffs, no bare shoulders, no sheer clothing, and no ripped or torn clothing.
SA FET Y
Art Bergustain, Director of Facilities and Safety x114
Natalia Zurcher, Middle School Dean of Students x258
Brook De Melo Gomes, Upper School Dean of Students x124
Traci Holstein, Associate Dean x108
North Guard Gate: (305) 969-4268
South Guard Gate: (305) 969-4251
Students are not permitted in areas without direct supervision.
SAFETY DRILLS
e school conducts periodic fire and lockdown drills. Guidelines and procedures are posted in classrooms
and offices.
EMERGENCY CLOSINGS
In the event of a county or state emergency which requires schools in our area to be closed, we will follow
Miami-Dade county or state recommendations. Parents should listen to local radio and/or television for
notification. Information will be posted to the website (www.palmertrinity.org)
and by text message alert.
CHILD SAFETY FROM SEXUAL OFFENDERS AND PREDATORS
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), sexual perpetrators are
commonly people the parents/guardians or children know, and these people may be in a position of trust
or responsibility to a child and family.
