Wardrobe becomes protest tool at Raleigh’s Enloe High
A silent demonstration against stricter dress code rules showcases how students turn everyday clothing into a form of activism.
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New brief pushes for fairer school dress codes
Advocacy groups are urging schools to adopt fair, bias-free dress codes, protecting students’ rights and reducing unequal discipline practices.
Girls in Edwardsville have issues with the dress code
Dress codes create climates that may be detrimental to the educational mission; they may be unconstitutional in some cases.
Charters not subject to equal protection
Are charters public schools or not? It depends on the particular rule or law that they're trying to apply. Title IX, yes. 14th Amendment, no.
On Harvey Weinstein and school dress codes
Hearing about Harvey Weinstein's assaults on female movies stars has been troubling, to say the least, Why does this continue to happen?
Opaque leggings now OK at Evanston Twp.
Should schools prohibit girls from wearing leggings? If so, what does that say about equality of the sexes in our public schools?
Madison board bans shirts with Indian teams
A Wis. school district has banned, say, team jerseys that have Native American mascots. We're neutral on the morals but think banning T-shirts was a mistake.
Evanston middle school won’t strictly ban leggings
Are leggings OK at a middle school? We certainly think so, but they cause a stir every spring, this time in north-suburban Illinois.
Fashionable, leggings deemed inappropriate for school
The trend of wearing leggings (tight hosiery) as pants, which started a year or two ago, is very popular among young girls, and schools need to address it more specifically in their dress codes.