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Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Two middle-school students unsuccessfully challenged a Phoenix school's mandatory school uniform policy. The attorney representing the district interpreted the appellate court's decision as providing assurance for public schools that such policies are constitutional, provided they are content-neutral, not aimed at suppressing any particular…
Descriptors: Dress Codes, Freedom of Speech, Intermediate Grades, Legal Problems
Evans, Dennis L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Concerned about President Clinton's "bully pulpit" endorsement of uniforms in public schools, an educator ponders their acceptance by fellow conservatives who allegedly abhor governmental intrusion into citizens' daily lives. Mandatory uniform policies will not dispel gang activity, banish economic distinctions, or create an academically serious…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Conservatism, Discipline, Dress Codes
