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Los Angeles City Schools, CA. – 1972
This handbook suggests for students the greatest amount of freedom allowable under law that is commensurate with adult responsibility for student health, safety, and welfare. The text presents a broad spectrum of student rights and responsibilities as well as questions that are often raised by student groups. An essential aspect of these…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes, Educational Legislation
Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1986
Examines a U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Bethel, Washington, school district in disciplining a student for giving a sexually provocative speech. Cautions against a possible trend toward renewed school emphasis on dress codes and other issues of decorum. (IW)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education
Burke, N. Denise – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
Examines whether schools can or should restrict gang clothing and how to restrict gang clothing without infringing on students' constitutional rights. Concludes that a policy that stresses the importance of reducing distractions that inhibit learning is more likely to be found legal than a policy restricting gang communication via limitations on…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Freedom of Speech

Grantham, Kimberly – School Law Bulletin, 1994
Addresses the authority of school officials to regulate student dress by examining school dress codes, first with respect to communicative dress--or dress that communicates speech--and then with respect to noncommunicative dress. Provides a summary of the law on dress codes and a basic set of rules to assist school officials in drafting…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Dress Codes

DeMitchell, Todd A.; Fossey, Richard; Cobb, Casey – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
Responses from 157 principals (65 percent of a national sample) showed strong support for dress codes. Research focuses on the perception of school principals regarding dress codes, analyzes dress codes for common features, and proposes a constitutional standard of review for contested dress codes. (58 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Dress Codes
Kozlowski, James C. – Parks & Recreation, 2001
Discusses the extent to which public recreation programs can regulate attire which many people might consider offensive, noting that the U.S. Supreme Court states that school boards have the authority to decide what constitutes appropriate behavior and dress in public schools. One case involving a student who wanted to wear a Marilyn Manson…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Censorship, Civil Rights, Dress Codes
Paliokas, Kathleen L.; And Others – American School Board Journal, 1996
Public school uniforms are a recent development. Legal trends suggest that the courts are willing to defer to school authorities regarding dress codes--provided a clear link is established between the dress regulations and furtherance of the educational mission. Lists a range of options for a dress-code policy and how each of the available options…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Elementary Education
Jahn, 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
Arkansas School for the Deaf, Little Rock. – 1997
This handbook is designed for students who attend the Arkansas School for the Deaf. It explains the rules of the school and some of the possible consequences for infractions. A Violence Prevention and Control Plan outlines the rules of conduct in three major categories: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. Information is also provided on sexual…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Deafness, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes
Connors, Eugene T. – 1978
The purpose of this study was to help public school administrators, especially principals, to understand the legal and constitutional limitations of their authority in dealing with students. Control of students is discussed as five separate topics, each representing a chapter, as follows: (1) freedom of expression and First Amendment rights; (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Expulsion
Schwab, James D. – 1979
The purpose of this research study was to determine the opinions of school principals and school counselors in Pennsylvania on the issue of student rights. A 30-statement opinion questionnaire was constructed and mailed to 171 counselors and 154 principals in 48 public school districts widely distributed throughout Pennsylvania. The response rate…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Corporal Punishment, Counselors, Court Litigation
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1975
This draft was developed by educators, parents, administrators, students, and Office of Overseas Dependents education representatives. It is designed to serve as a guide for the local development of handbooks regarding student rights and responsibilities. The draft, which will be reviewed after recommended revisions are received, is very broad…
Descriptors: Discipline, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Expulsion
Reutter, E. Edmund, Jr. – 1975
This monograph analyzes and summarizes judicial decisions relevant to the control of student conduct by school officials. It is an expansion and revision of a monograph published by the same author in 1970. Extensive revision of the earlier work was necessary because the number of appellate court decisions involving student conduct has grown…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes
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
Gluckman, Ivan B. – Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, 1980
Discusses the legal aspects of nine common student issues: smoking in the public schools, student responsibilities; freedom of speech; hair and dress codes; student marriage and pregnancy; patriotic observances; sex education controversy; and Title IX, ending sex discrimination. (JMF)
Descriptors: Dress Codes, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech