Public School Teachers and Religiously Distinctive Dress: A Diversity-Centered Approach.

Schachter, Hindy Lauer

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ERIC Number: EJ465321

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Public School Teachers and Religiously Distinctive Dress: A Diversity-Centered Approach.

Schachter, Hindy Lauer

Journal of Law and Education, v22 n1 p61-69 Win 1993

Explores the legal status of public school teachers' wearing religiously distinctive clothing in the absence of specific state prohibition. Analyzes the effects of laws prohibiting teachers from wearing religious clothes and argues for the abolition of religious dress statutes. (40 references) (MLF)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Cultural Differences, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Public School Teachers, Public Schools, State Legislation

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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