Student Dress Codes and the First Amendment - Legal Challenges and Policy Issues

Student Dress Codes and the First Amendment: Legal Challenges and Policy Issues explores the legal issues that arise when a school prohibits various types of student attire. Administrators must respect a student's constitutional right to free speech, yet still maintain an environment that is conducive to learning, thus often creating conflicts.

List of contents

Preface
Chapter 1: What to Wear to School: The Controversy
Chapter 2: The Free Speech Rights of Students
Chapter 3: Dress Codes: Pants, Hats, and Gangs--The Clothes are the Message
Chapter 4: Drugs, Politics and the Confederate Flag: Targeted Messages on Students' Clothing
Chapter 5: Clothing Messages About Sex, Abortion and Sexual Orientation
Chapter 6: Policy Implications of Dress Codes: Balancing Rights and Responsibilities
About the Authors

About the author

Richard Fossey is Paul Burdin Endowed Professor of Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana and formerly held the Mike Moses Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership at the University of North Texas. Prior to entering a career in higher education, he practiced law in Anchorage, Alaska, representing Alaska school districts.

Todd A. DeMitchell is a professor of education and justice studies at the University of New Hampshire. He is a former public school elementary teacher, principal, director of personnel and labor relations, and superintendent.

Summary

Student Dress Codes and the First Amendment: Legal Challenges and Policy Issues explores the legal issues that arise when a school prohibits various types of student attire. Administrators must respect a student's constitutional right to free speech, yet still maintain an environment that is conducive to learning, thus often creating conflicts.

Product details

• Authors: Todd A. DeMitchell, DeMitchell Todd A., Richard Fossey, Richard Demitchell Fossey, Fossey Richard
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.2014
• EAN: 9781475802030
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-0203-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; USA, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, LAW / Educational Law & Legislation, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, United States of America, USA, Educational strategies & policy, Educational strategies and policy, Education law, Education & the law