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Dress Code

Analysis & Commentary
First Amendment Center
One constitutional controversy raging in public schools today concerns mandatory school uniforms and dress codes.
March 2004: American School Board Journal
A lawsuit over a student's free speech rights could --and should--have been avoided.
March 2004: First Amendment Center
If you think students are apathetic these days, you haven’t been reading their T-shirts.
March 2003: American School Board Journal
A New Jersey case illustrates that student expression policies are difficult to write and enforce.

Sample Policy
Education Commission of the States
ECS offers summaries of each state's uniform and dress code policies.
Dade County (FL) School District
Procedures for Promoting and Maintaining a Safe Learning Environment.



Last updated: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | 06:08:26