Student Policies and Procedures

Student Dress Code and Code of Conduct

The Youngstown City School District recognizes the need to create an orderly and safe environment conducive to learning. The objective of a dress code is to place emphasis on education, thus eliminating the distraction caused by extremes in dress. The following is the dress code, which will be in effect for this school year.

The Board of Education expects school authorities and parents to regulate students’ appearance as necessary to maintain a smoothly functioning educational system.

YCSD Appropriate Dress Code


Code of Excellence, English
Code of Excellence, Spanish

(Please contact your scholar's school for a copy of the Code of Excellence)