Dyersburg High School 2025-2026 Dress Code

Students shall dress in a clean, neat and modest manner so as not to distract or interfere with the operation of the school.  Dyersburg City School system’s schools must be environments in which work can be accomplished by 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. 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.  All students must 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. COLLARED 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 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 or caricatures on the garment except school spirit words and the Dyersburg logos will be allowed.  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.  SPIRIT WEAR SHIRTS- EVERY DAY IS SPIRIT DAY IN DYERSBURG CITY SCHOOLS! 

  • Students may wear a Dyersburg Spirit t-shirt or sweatshirt with dress code bottoms every day of the week. 

  • All T-shirts/Sweatshirts without a collar must be white, gold, gray, or black and have the Dyersburg or Trojans logo on them.  

  • T-shirts (Short sleeve or Long sleeve) must be tucked in by males.

  • Sweatshirts (No Hoodies allowed) do not have to be tucked in.

  • Pullovers with a collar must be white, gold, gray, black, or a combination of these colors, excluding patterns (plaid or tie-dye). If a shirt is worn underneath, it should be white, gold, gray, black, or a spirit shirt.  Pullovers with a collar do NOT have to be tucked.

  • Pullovers without a collar must have a Dyersburg logo and be white, gold, gray, black, or a combination of these colors, excluding patterns. If a shirt is worn underneath, it should be white, gold, gray, black, or a spirit shirt.  Pullovers with a collar do NOT have to be tucked.

  • All clothing must be free of rips, cuts, tears, or ties.

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

 

8. COATS/JACKETS: Plain black, gold, white, or gray may be worn over an approved collared shirt or spiritwear. (NO HOODS)  Aside from a business card-sized logo, no writing or caricatures on the garment are allowed except for Dyersburg logos. 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. SWEATSHIRT: Plain black, gold, white or gray sweatshirts must be worn over a collared shirt. (NO HOODS)

 

10. 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. (No Bars. No hoops.)

 

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

 

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

 

13.  Masks - Masks should be worn appropriately.  Masks are items of personal protective equipment that cover 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 the 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. Dates will be announced, and all clothing must be appropriate as defined by the principal on those days. 

 

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.