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Robbins, Jerry H. – 1973
In the past few years numerous cases have appeared before the courts concerning the dress and grooming of students. In many of these cases, the issue has been related to male students' hair length. Throughout the nation, conflicting trends have emerged from a legal point of view, and the issues remain largely unresolved. This paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Hygiene, Models
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Zirkel, Perry A. – NASSP Bulletin, 2000
As illustrated by two recent decisions, the courts in the past decade have demarcated wide boundaries for school officials considering dress codes, whether in the form of selective prohibitions or required uniforms. Administrators must warn the community, provide legitimate justification and reasonable clarity, and comply with state law. (MLH)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, School Uniforms, Student Rights
National Association of Secondary School Principals, Reston, VA. – 1969
The courts will entertain an action to consider the propriety of the suspension or expulsion of a student based on the student's hairstyle. The promulgator of the regulation, be it the principal or the board of education, bears a heavy burden of justification for the rule. The two recognized factors that might sustain a hairstyle regulation are:…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, School Law
Nolte, M. Chester – American School Board Journal, 1971
Describes procedures required of boards of education by the courts in disciplining students. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes, Due Process
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DeMitchell, Todd A. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1999
It has been 30 years since the U.S. Supreme Court, in the "Tinker" case, upheld three students' right to wear black armbands protesting the Vietnam War to school. Recent cases involving sagging pants and an African headwrap (dress code violations) did not meet allowable "free-speech" requirements. (MLH)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech
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Miller, Ted; Watson, Sandy; Rutledge, Valerie – Education Research and Perspectives, 2007
The hidden curriculum in schools is frequently reflected in clothing worn by students. Schools grapple with the implications of dress codes as they relate to the appropriateness of the items students wear and, in this study in particular, to the messages placed upon tee shirts. Legal precedent indicates that schools have the right to eliminate…
Descriptors: Hidden Curriculum, Preservice Teachers, Dress Codes, School Policy
Gluckman, Ivan – 1976
School regulations concerning hair have been successfully defended in appellate courts in about half the country. The most recent decision of a federal circuit court upholding a school's rules was decided in 1975. In this instance, the court reversed the position it held only three years earlier. There are some guidelines that should be kept in…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Rights
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Fisher, Joe A. – Educational Forum, 1973
Author reviews court decisions that affect the schools. (Editor/CB)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Due Process, Educational Policy
Nolte, M. Chester – American School Board Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Court Doctrine, Dress Codes, Due Process
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
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Gullatt, David E. – American Secondary Education, 1999
A survey was mailed to all 66 Louisiana public school district superintendents and to 50 state department of education superintendents on school district policy regarding student dress code and student/faculty uniform use. States reported no statute or mandate for student uniforms. Uniform policy was optional and popular in 36 Louisiana districts.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2001
In a Sixth Circuit Court decision, Judge Harry Welford concluded that the First Amendment did not prohibit an Ohio school district from banning Marilyn Manson T-shirts under the district's constitutional authority to regulate student speech (disruptive behavior) that conflicts with its basic educational mission. (MLH)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Due Process, Freedom of Speech
Washington State Legislature, Olympia. – 1969
This report presents commentaries on the legal aspects of student rights and on some of the disciplinary measures utilized by public schools. It proposes legislation designed to assure that schools, in shaping their disciplinary policies, will conform to the framework of existing constitutional law and recent court cases. A related document is EA…
Descriptors: Behavior, Court Litigation, Discipline, Discipline Policy
Hollister, C. A. – American School Board Journal, 1973
Discusses student rights in the areas of dress codes, freedom of speech, and due process. (JF)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Due Process
Hudgins, H. C., Jr. – Nation's Schools, 1972
Describes latest court litigation on student rights. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Due Process, Freedom of Speech
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