• Portland Public Schools District Dress and Attire Expectations

    p. 15: "Portland Public Schools Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook 2024-2025"

    DRESS AND ATTIRE EXPECTATIONS: The responsibility for the dress and attire of a student rests primarily with the student and their parents or caregivers. Allowable Dress & Attire

    ● Students must wear clothing including both a shirt with pants, shorts, or skirt or the equivalent and shoes.

    ● Clothing must have fabric on the front and on the sides.

    ● Clothing must cover undergarments, waistbands excluded.

    ● Fabric covering all private parts (including buttocks) which must not be see-through.

    ● Hats and other headwear must allow the face to be visible and not interfere with the line of sight to any student or staff. Hoodies must allow the student's face and ears to be visible to staff.

    ● Clothing and shoes must be suitable for all scheduled classroom activities, including physical education, science labs, wood shop, and other activities where unique hazards exist. 

    ● Specialized courses may require specialized attire, such as sports uniforms or safety gear.

    Non-Allowable Dress & Attire

    ● Clothing may not depict, advertise, or advocate the use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, or other controlled substances.

    ● Clothing may not depict pornography, nudity, sexual acts, or vulgar words.

    ● Clothing may not use or depict hate speech targeting groups based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, or other protected groups.

    ● Clothing, including gang identifiers, must not threaten the health or safety of any other student or staff.

    ● Clothing may not display profanity.

    ● If the student’s attire threatens the health or safety of any other person, then discipline for dress or attire violations should be consistent with discipline policies for similar violations.