• Cass Tech HS Dress Code

    The dress code for Cass Technical HS prohibits gang-related or immodest attire. The guidelines for the Cass Tech High School 2023-2024 Dress Code are as follows:

    RELAXED Dress Code 23-24:

    Our school does not require a uniform. However, students must abide by this dress code:

    • No shorts
    • No oversized chains of any type
    • Jeans/Pants must be worn above the hips- no sagging
    • Belts may not hang loose
    • No tight-fitting and revealing clothes
    • No tank-tops, spaghetti strap tops, halter tops
    • No hats, hoods, or rags can be worn on the head, unless it is due to religious beliefs
    • No strapless tops or dresses, or anything considered revealing; sheer or lowcut blouses
    • No bare midriffs (e.g., no crop tops, bralettes, sheer/lace tops)
    • No exposed underwear (e.g., undergarments, brassieres)
    • Skirts and dresses must be at or just above the knee; no skirts and dresses whose hem stops at the hips can be worn
    • No skirts or dresses with slits past the mid-thigh
    • No ripped or torn jeans
    • No bodycon dresses, no t-shirt dresses

    General requirements

    • Students may be required to wear certain types of clothing, usually for safety reasons, while participating in classes such as physical education, shop, chemistry, etc., or in curricular and extracurricular classes or activities such as band, choir, dance, drama, and theater.
    • Students are responsible for keeping themselves and their clothes neat and clean.
    • Students may wear their hair in any style they choose.
    • Students may wear a headdress (such as religious headwear, kofi, headwrap etc.) if it allows the face to be visible to staff and does not interfere with the line of sight of any student or staff.
    • Students may wear PPE (masks, gloves) to continue to guard against COVID-19.

    Students May Not Wear

    • Styles of clothes that endanger themselves or other students.
    • Bedtime attire such as pajamas, undershirts, or undergarments as outerwear.
    • Students’ clothing or tattoos may not display statements or pictures that are related to the use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco products, or sex, or that promote hate and/or violence or signify gang affiliations. 
    • Attire that may be considered weapons, including but not limited to chain belts or wallet chains.
    • Jewelry or similar artifacts that are obscene or may cause disruptions to the educational environment.
    • Hair rollers or hair curlers. 
    • Flip-flops, house slippers, steel-toe-shoes or boots, or any other type of footwear that could constitute a safety hazard.
    • Headphones