Dress for Success

By Theresachristine Etim

According to the Parent/Student Handbook on the Hays CISD website, the philosophy behind having a dress code is to “teach grooming and hygiene, instill discipline, prevent disruption, avoid safety hazards and teach respect for authority.”

The dress code has evolved quite a bit in the past few decades to keep up with fashion, comfort and societal norms. From the ’50s to early ’90s, students weren’t allowed to wear shorts or have facial hair. But facial hair is more mainstream and, in more recent years, even piercings on male students have become acceptable within the dress code, but gauges and other facial piercings are still not allowed.