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 co...

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Main Authors: Fossey, Richard (Author), DeMitchell, Todd A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • What to wear to school : the controversy
  • Free speech rights of students
  • Dress codes : pants, hats, and gangs : the clothes are the message
  • Drugs, politics, and the Confederate battle flag : targeted messages on students' clothing
  • Clothing messages about sex, abortion, and sexual orientation
  • Policy implications for dress codes : balancing rights and responsibilities.