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Peer reviewedDeMitchell, Todd A. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1999
It has been 30 years since the U.S. Supreme Court, in the "Tinker" case, upheld three students' right to wear black armbands protesting the Vietnam War to school. Recent cases involving sagging pants and an African headwrap (dress code violations) did not meet allowable "free-speech" requirements. (MLH)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech
Peer reviewedDeMitchell, 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
