• Educationally Appropriate Dress and Appearance

    To help create an environment conducive to learning, students at Cleveland Early College are required to follow the dress code. Our Dress for Success policy is designed to permit students to focus their attention on academics and on those aspects of their personalities that are truly important. 

    The responsibility for the dress and appearance of a student rests primarily with the student and their parents or guardians. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment, the district believes in the following basic principles:

    • All students are encouraged to dress in a manner that is appropriate, comfortable and conducive to an active academic school day.
    • Students should be able to wear clothing without fear of or actual unnecessary discipline or body shaming.
    • The student dress code should serve to support all students to develop a body-positive self-image.
    • The district standard dress and appearance policy is gender neutral and applies to all students equally regardless of gender on school campuses and at school-sponsored functions and will be enforced consistently and fairly by all members of the school staff.

    Examples of inappropriate clothing include:

    • clothing where the buttocks or torso is exposed, i.e., tube tops, half shirts, halters
    • clothing that is see-through. (clothing must be opaque)
    • clothing or accessories that show profanity, obscene words or pictures, sexually suggestive statements, violence, or incitement to violence
    • clothing representing gang-related activities
    • clothing where the entire thigh is exposed, such as micro minis or short shorts.
    • bathing suits or cut-offs
    • the wearing and carrying of tobacco promotional items, or items promoting controlled substances (drugs) and/or alcohol
    • clothing where undergarments are exposed
    • clothing that has text or visual images that is libelous, bullying, constitutes harassment or discrimination
    • footwear must be worn at school and all functions no backless or open toe footwear 

    Outerwear

    • All outerwear (hats, ski masks, coats, jackets, scarves, gloves etc.) must be maintained in the student’s locker during the school day. These items cannot be worn at all while on campus and will not be permitted in classrooms, in hallways in between classes, or at lunch. Blankets are not allowed out of lockers.