Legal and Policy Challenges of Student Dress and Grooming Codes - Balancing Rights and Responsibilities

DeMitchell explores the case law and policies of this persistent and ever-evolving problem in their latest volume on legal issues in public schools.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

DeMitchell explores the case law and policies of this persistent and ever-evolving problem in their latest volume on legal issues in public schools.

Product details

• Authors: Todd A DeMitchell, Todd A. DeMitchell, DeMitchell Todd A.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2024
• EAN: 9781475874419
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-7441-9
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; USA, Human rights & civil liberties law, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, United States of America, USA, Educational strategies & policy, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Educational strategies and policy