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Burke, N. Denise – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
Examines whether schools can or should restrict gang clothing and how to restrict gang clothing without infringing on students' constitutional rights. Concludes that a policy that stresses the importance of reducing distractions that inhibit learning is more likely to be found legal than a policy restricting gang communication via limitations on…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Freedom of Speech

Grantham, Kimberly – School Law Bulletin, 1994
Addresses the authority of school officials to regulate student dress by examining school dress codes, first with respect to communicative dress--or dress that communicates speech--and then with respect to noncommunicative dress. Provides a summary of the law on dress codes and a basic set of rules to assist school officials in drafting…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Dress Codes

DeMitchell, Todd A.; Fossey, Richard; Cobb, Casey – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
Responses from 157 principals (65 percent of a national sample) showed strong support for dress codes. Research focuses on the perception of school principals regarding dress codes, analyzes dress codes for common features, and proposes a constitutional standard of review for contested dress codes. (58 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Dress Codes
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2002
Reviews a recent decision in "Littlefield" by the 5th Circuit upholding a school uniform policy. Advises board member who wish to adopt a school uniform policy to solicit input from parents and students, research the experiences of other school districts with uniform policies, and articulate the interests they wish to promote through uniform…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Lane, Kenneth E.; Richardson, Michael D. – 1992
Dress codes directed at gang attire present school officials with the dilemma of ensuring the safety of the students in a school environment versus the First Amendment rights of students to express themselves. A review of some of the court decisions limited to freedom of expression and general dress code cases serves as a foundation from which to…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Dress Codes
Maintaining Religious Neutrality in Public Schools. Focus on Legal Issues for School Administrators.
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1997
Judges have interpreted the First Amendment as forbidding the establishment of religion by the state and guaranteeing free exercise of individual religious liberty. The two clauses require public school officials to adopt a position of neutrality with regard to religion in the school setting. Educators must walk a fine line, accommodating…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation

Siraj-Blatchford, Iram – British Educational Research Journal, 1993
Critiques a research study on ethnic and gender differences in a British secondary school physical education program. Discusses problems of small-scale research on race and gender. Concludes that Muslim values appear sexist and oppressive and that school-community cooperation can improve educational opportunities for all children. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Conflict, Dress Codes

Carroll, Bob; Hollinshead, Graeme – British Educational Research Journal, 1993
Reports on a study of Muslim children in physical education classes in a British secondary school. Finds areas of cultural conflict, such as physical education uniforms and regulations about showering after class. Calls for better preservice and inservice teacher education in a wider educational and societal context. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Conflict, Dress Codes
Johns, Beverley H.; Keenan, John P. – 1997
This book offers educators guidelines for appropriately dealing with aggression in the schools and ways to increase school safety for all students. The 13 chapters address the following topics: (1) evaluating a school for safety, which includes a checklist to use in reviewing policies, facilities, students, and staff; (2) principles of peaceful…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Check Lists
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2004
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This January 23, 2004 issue of "Chronicle for Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Never Mind: An Assistant Professor Who Thought about Quitting Academe has a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Persistence, Law Schools, Graduate Students
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