dress code
California Judge Determines School Dress Code Is Too Strict
by Andre F. Mayes
Upholding the principle that students do not “shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate,” a California state court judge recently blocked a middle school from enforcing a strict dress code policy. Scott v Napa Valley Unified School District, No. 26-37082 (Cal Super Ct July 2, 2007). In 1998, Redwood Middle School adopted a student dress code policy to control an emerging problem with gangs in the school.
When the Rules Run Up Against Faith
When the Rules Run Up Against Faith
Prep Athlete Wearing Muslim Clothing Disqualified From Track Meet
By Alan Goldenbach
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 16, 2008; Page A01
Juashaunna Kelly, a Theodore Roosevelt High School senior who has the fastest mile and two-mile times of any girls' runner in the District this winter, was disqualified from Saturday's Montgomery Invitational indoor track and field meet after officials said her Muslim clothing violated national competition rules.
T-Shirts: Dress Code and Court Rulings
Recent Court Rulings on Student T-Shirts
