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Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1986
Examines a U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Bethel, Washington, school district in disciplining a student for giving a sexually provocative speech. Cautions against a possible trend toward renewed school emphasis on dress codes and other issues of decorum. (IW)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education
Burke, N. Denise – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
Examines whether schools can or should restrict gang clothing and how to restrict gang clothing without infringing on students' constitutional rights. Concludes that a policy that stresses the importance of reducing distractions that inhibit learning is more likely to be found legal than a policy restricting gang communication via limitations on…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Freedom of Speech