In this article, the author focuses on the issue involving zero tolerance in the Texas district whether the dress code policy is reasonable. In a small Texas school district, over 700 students were suspended in a single month for violating a zero-tolerance dress code policy. This suspension, which attracted national attention and threats of lawsuits by parents, has raised four fundamental questions: (1) How far should school officials go in enforcing a zero-tolerance policy on student dress?; (2) Does the student dress in question pose a health or safety hazard?; (3) Does student dress create material or substantial disruption?; and (4) Is there an educational justification for zero-tolerance dress-code restrictions? The author emphasizes that school officials should always be guided by fundamental fairness and a regard for the individual rights of all students. In formulating dress codes, school officials should demonstrate fairness not because the court requires it, but because it is the right thing to do. The guidelines that can assist in developing defensible dress code policies while minimizing legal challenges are presented.