Dyersburg High School 2024-2025 Dress Code

adults and students. Staff will dress professionally and students' dress will fall within the following guidelines in order to create an orderly setting in which teaching and learning can occur without distraction and to help young

people prepare for the world of work.

The school administrator will make the final decision about whether an article or style of dress falls outside these guidelines. Teachers and school administrators will be held accountable for the enforcement of these guidelines. These guidelines will be applied consistently to all students. All requirements except for the one for skirts apply equally to boys and girls.

1. FOOTWEAR: Shoes must be worn. No rubber flip-flops, house shoes or shoe-skates.

2. SOCKS: Socks are not required.

3. PANTS:

Pants must fit at the waist and inseam. No sagging. Males must wear a black or brown belt that remains visible at all times. Pants should be one solid color (black, khaki, or gray) with no wording other than factory logo. No denim. Pants cannot be gathered at the bottom (No elastic in waist or legs) or have rips or tears. Pants should have no lace, beads, or other embellishments. Females should have belt loops and/or pockets.

Males’ pants should have belt loops and pockets.

4. DRESSES/SHORTS/SKIRTS/CAPRIS/GAUCHOS: Must not be above knee when standing. Must be black, khaki, or gray. (No gym-type shorts) Dresses must have collars that follow the same rule as shirts.

5. SHIRTS: Should be one color (black, white, gold, gray), collared (polo, button-up dress shirt), with appropriate buttons to the top of the garment. Only the top button can be unbuttoned. Long or short sleeve are acceptable, and

should not have displays other than a school approved emblem or small brand logo. No wording. No see-through blouses may be worn. Males should have shirttails tucked in and belt line visible. Females can wear shirttails out, but they must extend to at least mid-pocket on the pants but not below the bottom of the pocket. There should be no gaps between shirt and pants when sitting (No Crop Tops).

6. FOUNDATION GARMENTS:

Single color (black, white, gold, gray) undershirts, turtleneck or mock turtleneck may be worn as undergarments.

Foundation garments must be worn tucked in and under an acceptable shirt.

7. HEADWEAR: Headwear is not permitted in school. Only prescription glasses are permitted. No sunglasses. No bandanas or bandana print.

8. COATS/JACKETS, SCHOOL SWEATSHIRT/PULLOVER OR ZIP UP: Plain black, gold, white or gray sweatshirts or School sweatshirts (pull over or zip up) may be worn over an approved collared shirt. (NO HOODIES) Aside from a business card-sized logo, no writing or caricatures on the garment except school spirit

words and Dyersburg logos will be allowed. Hooded jackets and headwear worn in winter must be removed upon arrival. Jackets worn in school must be plain black, gold, white, or gray with NO HOODS.

9. EARRINGS/PIERCINGS: Earrings or other piercings are not permitted with the following exception: a student may wear up to two pairs of earrings (in ear) or a small nose stud that are not distracting or present safety issues.

10. JEWELRY: Jewelry must not be distracting, a safety issue or contain gang paraphernalia.

11. Students will not be allowed to bring BLANKETS to school.

12. Masks: Masks should be worn appropriately. Masks are items of personal protective equipment that covers the nose and mouth. It may be a cloth or surgical mask. Any cloth mask must adhere to the school’s dress code shirt colors of black, gold, gray or white. and be solid in color with no designs or wording other than the Trojan D or Trojan Mascot. Surgical or medical masks do not have to adhere to these color guidelines. but cannot be decorated in any way.

SPECIAL DAYS: These are days set aside by the school administration to allow variation in the dress code, such

as spirit day or picture day. Dates will be announced and all clothing must be appropriate as defined by the principal on those days.

Spirit Friday: Students may wear a Dyersburg t-shirt that is black, gold, gray, or white.

NOTES:

Students who transfer into DCS during the year and cannot adhere to the dress code immediately may submit a request to the school principal upon admission to school for assistance.

Parents who do not wish for their children to wear standardized dress because of religious beliefs or medical reasons must submit their reasons in writing to the school principal.