Parent Information
Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
Arrival
- School doors open for students at 7:30am.
- Students will stay in the front Atrium until 7:50am unless they meet with a teacher.
- Student breakfast begins at 7:55am
- Class/ school day begins at 8:00am.
Dismissal
- School is dismissed at 3:20pm. Students must clear the building and leave campus unless they are staying with an adult sponsor for an after-school activity.
Bell Schedule
School Dress Code
Our school does not require a uniform, however, students must abide by this dress code:
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 headdresses (such as hats, religious headwear, hoodies, 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.
Transportation
The following information is some frequently asked questions regarding transportation.
How do I qualify for a D-DOT bus card for public transportation?
Free and reduced D-DOT bus cards will be distributed 2 weeks after the start of a student’s high school semester. The eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Students must attend their neighborhood school.
- Students must receive meal benefits.
- Students must reside more than 1½ mile from the assigned school.
Reduced-fare passes may be available directly from the student’s neighborhood high school.
What can I use to ride the D-DOT bus at the beginning of the school year until bus cards are issued?
Students with a bus card from last school year will be allowed to board D-DOT buses for the first 2 weeks of school until the new passes are issued at the free or reduced rate indicated on the card.
Students with high school identification cards can ride the D-DOT for $0.75 cents each way until the new cards are issued within the first two weeks of school.
All students will be allowed to ride the D-DOT bus with no pass or student id for the first day of school only for the reduced fare price of $0.75 cents each way.
Detroit Public Schools students who do not have a high school identification card or a bus card from last year will be issued a reduced fare card on the 1st day of school.
Example: 8th graders attending a new high school or others who may not have student identification but qualify for a free or reduced fare pass under the Districts Transportation policy. The pass will allow students to ride for $0.75 cents each way until new passes are issued on the 2nd week of school.
My student lost his/her D-DOT bus card. How does the student obtain a replacement bus card?
Notify the school of the need for a replacement card. The school forwards a request to transportation, who sends the school the replacement card. If another card needs to be replaced per student, it must be purchased from D-DOT at $136.50 per semester.
How do I get answers to school transportation questions?
Contact the Transportation Information Center at (313) 945-8600. A customer service agent will either answer your inquiry or direct your call to an individual who can best assist you.