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

Richard Fossey; Todd A. DeMitchell

doi:10.5771/9781475802054

Summary

Students’ early morning decisions about what to wear to school have led many school districts into legal issues and policy challenges. Confederate belt buckles, exposed bellies, sagging pants, political statements, and social commentary have all been banned from schools, and these bans have often resulted in litigation by students who claim their constitutional right to free speech has been violated.

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. Through an analysis of major Supreme and federal court cases, this volume examines conflicts that arise when administrators juggle a student’s right to free speech with the need to maintain an environment conducive to learning.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2014
Copyright Year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-0203-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-0205-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 114
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
Chapter One: What to Wear to School No access Pages 1 - 6
Chapter Two: Free Speech Rights of Students No access Pages 7 - 30
Chapter Three: Dress Codes No access Pages 31 - 52
Chapter Four: Drugs, Politics, and the Confederate Battle Flag No access Pages 53 - 80
Chapter Five: Clothing Messages about Sex, Abortion, and Sexual Orientation No access Pages 81 - 100
Chapter Six: Policy Implications for Dress Codes No access Pages 101 - 106
Index No access Pages 107 - 112
About the Authors No access Pages 113 - 114