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

Fossey, Richard; DeMitchell, Todd A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475802048 ISBN 13: 9781475802047

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475802048
• ISBN 13: 9781475802047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144