Todd A. Demitchell

The Legal and Policy Challenges of Student Dress and Grooming Codes (eBook, ePUB)

Balancing Rights and Responsibilities

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Since the 1960s, school rules and regulations concerning apparel and hair have been the subject of litigation in the federal courts. Most of this litigation involves students' assertions that their clothing and hairstyle choices are forms of expression that are protected by the First Amendment. In some cases, students have argued that school dress and grooming codes discriminate against them based on their gender or their racial or ethnic identity. I Got Dress Coded explores court cases, policies, and research on student appearance and dress codes. The impact of Constitutional protections of student speech on sexual orientation, politics, weapons, drugs, and alcohol are explored as well as restrictions targeting female students and prohibitions on student appearance that reflects a student's racial and ethnic heritage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475874433
• Artikelnr.: 74625354

Autorenporträt

Todd A. DeMitchell served as a teacher, principal, and superintendent for 18 years in the public schools before joining the faculty at the University of New Hampshire where he is currently Professor Emeritus of Education Law & Labor. He was the John & H. Irene Peters Endowed Professor of Education, the Lamberton Endowed Professor of Justice Studies, and was named Distinguished University Professor.

Inhaltsangabe

K-12 Education Announcement
Preface: An Update on Student Rights and School Responsibilities
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1: What to Wear to School? Student Choice and School Restrictions:
The Controversy
Chapter 2: The First Amendment: Student Appearance and Expressive Conduct
Chapter 3: The Clothes are the Message
Chapter 4: Symbols: The Confederate Battle Flag in the Public Schools
Chapter 5: Targeted Messages on Students' Clothing: Drugs, Firearms, and
Politics
Chapter 6: Clothing Messages About Sex, Abortion, and Sexual Orientation
Chapter 7: Gendered Dress Codes: "Your Skirt is too Short: It is a
Distraction."
Chapter 8: Braids, Locs, and Hairstyles: Grooming Codes
Chapter 9: School Uniforms: The Mandated Appearance
Chapter 10: Policy Implications of Student Dress and Grooming Codes:
Balancing Rights and Responsibilities
Appendix A Example Dress Code
Appendix B Example of Gender Neutral Dress Code
About the Author