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Download full textJahn, Karon L. – 1992
Do school dress codes written with the specific purpose of limiting individual dress preferences, including dress associated with gangs, infringe on speech freedoms granted by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution? Although the Supreme Court has extended its protection of political speech to nonverbal acts of communication, it has…
Descriptors: Administrators, Dress Codes, Due Process, Educational Environment
Sommers, Norman L. – 2001
This report presents the results of a study to determine the effects of student dress on behavior while at school. The study took place at 5 high schools, 4 junior high schools, and 10 elementary schools during the 2000-01 school year. The total enrollment of the schools was 8,194. The study involved two or three sets consisting of three days…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes, Educational Environment
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
Wheeler, Thomas E., II – 2003
This is a collection of paper copies of overhead transparencies that were used for a presentation on student rights and school law. The presentation covered the following topics: (1) student First Amendment rights, focusing on freedom of speech expressed through speeches, articles in student newspapers, demonstrations, T-shirts, and the…
Descriptors: Activism, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Due Process
Friedman, Lawrence M. – 1982
A survey of court litigation traces the development of case law regarding the substantive rights of elementary and high school students in relation to school board rules and regulations. The survey reveals the gradual "judicialization" (conversion of conflicts into court cases) of educational governance and the delimiting of the school…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation
Avant, Gayle R.; Davis, Hugh, Jr. – 1984
The individual rights of students as revealed in federal court decisions are surveyed and summarized. Following a brief outline of the overall judicial approach, using the Tinker vs. Des Moines Independent School District court case as an example, the document is arranged into two major parts. Part 1 examines compulsory attendance laws, dress and…
Descriptors: Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes
