Dress / / Roman Espejo [book editor]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910130951703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Detroit : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 0-7377-6606-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (157 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
• Collana: Teen rights and freedoms
• Disciplina: 342.7308/5
• Soggetti: Freedom of expression - United States; Dress codes - Law and legislation - United States; Students - Civil rights - United States; Students - Legal status, laws, etc - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-148) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: School dress codes, free speech, and the US courts : an overview / Michael A. Owsley -- Students have a right to free expression on clothing when it does not cause disruption--the Supreme Court's decision / Abe Fortas -- Disruptive clothing is not linked to student behavior / Melinda Swafford, Le Ann Jolley, and Leigh Southward -- Schools may not prohibit students from wearing the Confederate flag--the Circuit Court's decision / Gilbert S. Merritt Jr. -- School dress codes are constitutional--the Circuit Court's decision / Jeffrey S. Sutton -- School dress codes should be enforced / Mike Knox -- A student argues against school dress codes as a solution to social problems--personal narrative / David P -- School dress codes repress students of color / Enrique C. Ochoa -- A student argues against the enforcement of dress codes at colleges and universities--personal narrative / Jonathan Wright -- Schools may restrict expression on clothing that attacks other students--the Circuit Curt's decision / Stephen Roy Reinhardt -- Uniforms in public schools are beneficial / Angela Walmsley -- Uniforms in public schools cannot be fairly enforced / Clair Schwan -- Sagging pants should be banned / Todd A. Smith -- A ban on sagging pants is discriminatory / Andrew Potter -- Schools have the right to prohibit messages on clothing--the Circuit Court of appeals' decision -- Jerry E. Smith -- Free expression on clothing is an ; important right for high school students / Greg Beato -- Cross dressing is a growing challenge for schools / Jan Hoffman.
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens. This volume focuses on school dress code and the freedom of expression.