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Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2003
Analyzes federal case involving suspension of New Jersey high school student for wearing a T-shirt listing top 10 reasons for being a "redneck" in violation of district's racial harassment policy. Court upheld the policy with a minor exception, but ruled its application to the student's "redneck" T-shirt violated his First…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts