Dress Code Policy
2024 - 2025
Solomon M. Coles High School’s dress code is designed to prevent disruptions, ensure safety, and instill school pride.
1. Shorts, skirts, and dresses must be no shorter than four inches above the knee. Short shorts may not be worn to school by male or female students.
2. All pants/shorts/skirts must be worn at the hips and must not have rips or tears above the knee.
3. Clothing must not expose midriff and low-cut tops are not permitted.
4. Tank tops, strapless tops/dresses, or small strap tops/dresses may not be worn to school.
5. Appropriate footwear must be worn. Athletic shoes are appropriate for P.E. classes.
House shoes or slippers may not be worn to school.
6. All clothing and accessories that contain, portray, promote, or depict alcohol, tobacco, drugs, profanity, violence, nudity, women in bikinis or short shorts, sex, or gang affiliations may not be worn to school.
7. No backpacks allowed.
8. Hoods cannot be worn in the building.
9. No earbuds/headphones are permitted unless issued by the teacher
10. No blankets are permitted
11. No purses/bags larger than 2x6x6 inches permitted (approx. the size of a ½ sheet of paper) with a width of 2 inches.
12. Pajamas are not allowed to be worn outside of spirit days
13. Fishnet panty hose are not permitted on campus