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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162721903321

Titolo

Dress codes in schools / / Cynthia A. Bily, book editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit : , : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, , 2014

ISBN

0-7377-7048-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Issues that concern you

Classificazione

JNF050000JNF059000

Disciplina

371.5/1

Soggetti

Students - Clothing - United States

Students - United States - Uniforms

Dress codes - 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 (page 97-99) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Dress codes are intended to help students learn / Marian Wilde -- 2. Dress codes help set the proper tone in school / Doreen Umutesi -- 3. Dress codes make schools safer / National School Safety and Security Services -- 4. Dress codes may not make schools safer / Julian Tanner -- 5. At schools with dress codes, students find ways to express themselves / Xazmin Garza -- 6. Dress codes reinforce sexist and homophobic attitudes / Soraya Chemaly -- 7. Dress codes for school dances inappropriately emphasize female students' sexuality / Lindsay Kamikawa -- 8. The constitution allows schools to impose dress codes, within limits / Roberta F. Green and Heather B. Osborn -- 9. Dress codes help prepare students for life after school / Terri Bryce Reeves -- 10. Litchfield Elementary School District's teacher dress code sparking questions / Eddi Trevizo -- 11. Students and teachers should wear academic robes / Audrey Price -- 12. Many students accept the necessity of dress codes / Hannah Gordon -- 13. Dress codes should be written with input from students / Brenda J. Buote.

Sommario/riassunto

"Each title in this colorful series discusses an issue that either is part of students' lives or is likely affecting someone they know. Presenting multiple sides to current issues, each title distinguishes itself through its dedicated focus on concerns that today's middle and high school students deal with regularly, such as underage drinking and obesity. Moreover, Issues That Concern You recognizes the intimate



relationship between its subject and reader as it weaves together different points of view. Backmatter offers facts and "self-help" style advice to young people grappling with the issues"--

"Issues That Concern You: Dress Codes in Schools: This series provides readers with information on topics of current interest. Focusing on important social issues, each anthology examines its subject in a variety of ways, from personal accounts to factual articles"--