Dress Codes in the Public Schools: Principals, Policies, and Precepts.

DeMitchell, Todd A.; Fossey, Richard; Cobb, Casey

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ERIC Number: EJ606474

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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ISSN: ISSN-0275-6072

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Dress Codes in the Public Schools: Principals, Policies, and Precepts.

DeMitchell, Todd A.; Fossey, Richard; Cobb, Casey

Journal of Law and Education, v29 n1 p31-49 Jan 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, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech, Principals, Public Schools, School Law, School Uniforms, Student Rights

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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