What if a student isn wearing appropriate clothing for the activity?
OPHEA’S guidelines for clothing and attire for DPA are similar to the guidelines for Physical Education: “Students must wear appropriate clothing for physical education classes. Running shoes are a minimum uniform requirement…some ill-fitting clothing, scarves, jewellery, hard-soled shoes, and socks without shoes can inhibit movement and possibly cause injury during active movement…hanging jewellery must not be worn. Jewellery which can’t be removed and which presents a safety concern (like medical alert identification, religious/cultural jewellery) must be taped.” Appropriate footwear (running shoes) is a must. If your students come to participate in DPA with inappropriate footwear be creative…try seated Olympics (pretend to bike or swim while seated in a chair), have students walk around the perimeter of your DPA location boundary or try on the spot movements (squats or arm raises). Send an information sheet home to parents to remind them to send their children to school in DPA-appro
