The following guidelines govern appropriate dress at WNYMS:

• Shirts/Tops: The following types of styled shirts are permitted: golf (polo) shirts bearing the official school insignia with identifying school name and color.  Short or long sleeve styles are permitted.  The shirts must fit properly within business standards.  Each individual school shall designate, in conjuntion with the Superintendent of Schools, each school's shirt color.

•  Outer Garment: Coats, jackets, and outerwear, not limited to, but including hooded clothing or "hoodies", shawls, ponchos, and raincoats cannot be worn inside the school building.  Students will only be allowed to wear the solid black non-hooded fleece with the official District logo in white stitching over their uniform shirt.  The fleece must be full front zippered.

• Pants/bottoms:  The following styles of pants or bottoms are permitted: skirts or slacks must be khaki, black or navy in color.  The pants/bottoms must fit properly within business standards and the length of the pants/bottoms shall conform to this Policy and Regulation.  Pants/bottoms shall have no holes, tears or shredded hemlines.  No outside labels should be seen and must be removed.  Tights, leggins or other skin tight bottoms are not permitted.

Uniform Rules:
1.  No student is to wear anything over their uniform shirt, i.e., jackets, sweaters, pullovers, etc...THIS INCLUDES athletic team gear in lieu of the uniform (unless announced by the Building Principal for a special event).
2.  A student may wear a long-sleeve shirt underneath the official uniform shirt.
3.  A student may wear any of the solid black shirts/sweaters with our offical logo, i.e., long-sleeve polos, fleeces, or sweaters.
4.  If a student wears an approved sweater or fleece, the uniform shirt must always be worn with it.  
5.  UNIFORM SHIRTS MUST NOT BE ALTERED, i.e., removing sleeves, collars, buttons, seams, etc...
6.  Solid black shirts without our official insignia are a violation of our policy.
7.  Any student in violation of our policy should be sent to the appropriate administrative office immediately.