Dress Code/Uniforms /dress-code-uniforms Dress Code/Uniforms en-US 2021 (c) °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:25:26 GMT What's Your Teacher Outfit of the Day? Educators Share Their Best School Fashion /teaching-learning/whats-your-teacher-outfit-of-the-day-educators-share-their-best-school-fashion/2024/08 Social media influencers reveal budget-friendly wardrobe tips for teachers to try this school year. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:25:26 GMT /teaching-learning/whats-your-teacher-outfit-of-the-day-educators-share-their-best-school-fashion/2024/08 How Should Teachers Dress for the Classroom? /teaching-learning/how-should-teachers-should-dress-for-the-classroom/2024/08 Teachers on social media weigh in on the notion of dressing professionally—and what that means in reality. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:34:38 GMT /teaching-learning/how-should-teachers-should-dress-for-the-classroom/2024/08 Court Backs School That Barred Student's 'Two Genders' Shirt /policy-politics/court-backs-school-that-barred-students-two-genders-shirt/2024/06 The court said the shirt could be understood to demean transgender and gender-nonconforming students, and administrators could prohibit it. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:55:27 GMT /policy-politics/court-backs-school-that-barred-students-two-genders-shirt/2024/06 What Does It Mean for Teachers to Dress ‘Professionally’? /teaching-learning/what-does-it-mean-for-teachers-to-dress-professionally/2024/05 Warm weather makes teachers want to wear casual clothes. But is a dress code really necessary? Wed, 29 May 2024 21:02:14 GMT /teaching-learning/what-does-it-mean-for-teachers-to-dress-professionally/2024/05 School Dress Codes Often Target Girls. What Happens When Male Teachers Have to Enforce Them? /leadership/school-dress-codes-often-target-girls-what-happens-when-male-teachers-have-to-enforce-them/2024/02 Male teachers say the task can put them in a risky and uncomfortable position. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:57:08 GMT /leadership/school-dress-codes-often-target-girls-what-happens-when-male-teachers-have-to-enforce-them/2024/02 Supreme Court Declines to Hear Closely Watched Case on Charter Schools /policy-politics/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-closely-watched-case-on-charter-schools/2023/06 The justices won't consider whether charter schools are "state actors," which has implications for the push for religious charter schools. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:18:15 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-closely-watched-case-on-charter-schools/2023/06 Pomp and Khaki Pants: What to Consider When Setting Graduation Dress Codes /leadership/pomp-and-khaki-pants-what-to-consider-when-setting-graduation-dress-codes/2023/06 District leaders should consider equity, enforcement, and community relationships when setting graduation dress standards. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:11:42 GMT /leadership/pomp-and-khaki-pants-what-to-consider-when-setting-graduation-dress-codes/2023/06 When Graduation Dress Codes Clash With Students' Cultural Expression /leadership/when-graduation-dress-codes-clash-with-students-cultural-expression/2023/05 Students have sued to wear culturally significant items at graduation, and some states have also passed legislation protecting the practice. Wed, 31 May 2023 19:55:34 GMT /leadership/when-graduation-dress-codes-clash-with-students-cultural-expression/2023/05 Students Push Schools to Overhaul Dress Codes: Their Success Stories and Lessons Learned /leadership/students-push-schools-to-overhaul-dress-codes-their-success-stories-and-lessons-learned/2023/03 How girls and LGBTQ+ students punished for dress code violations fought to overhaul district policies. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:58:35 GMT /leadership/students-push-schools-to-overhaul-dress-codes-their-success-stories-and-lessons-learned/2023/03 High School Students Challenge Dress Code After Girls' Photos Were Censored /leadership/high-school-students-challenge-dress-code-after-girls-photos-were-censored/2023/03 After 80 girls' yearbook photos were censored in one high school in Florida, then-freshman Riley O'Keefe fought to change the dress code. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:53:53 GMT /leadership/high-school-students-challenge-dress-code-after-girls-photos-were-censored/2023/03 How Athletes Suspended for Wearing Sports Bras to Practice Changed the Dress Code /leadership/how-athletes-suspended-for-wearing-sports-bras-to-practice-changed-the-dress-code/2023/03 Thirteen track athletes were suspended for wearing sports bras to practice. They fought the decision and pushed for a changed dress code. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:50:51 GMT /leadership/how-athletes-suspended-for-wearing-sports-bras-to-practice-changed-the-dress-code/2023/03 Nonbinary Child's Long Hair Results in Suspension, Dress Code Amended After Legal Battle /leadership/nonbinary-childs-long-hair-results-in-suspension-dress-code-amended-after-legal-battle/2023/03 Magnolia ISD in Texas suspended a then-11-year-old nonbinary child for having long hair until a lawsuit forced a gender neutral dress code policy. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:47:22 GMT /leadership/nonbinary-childs-long-hair-results-in-suspension-dress-code-amended-after-legal-battle/2023/03 Supreme Court Asks for Biden Administration's Views on Legal Status of Charter Schools /policy-politics/supreme-court-asks-for-biden-administrations-views-on-legal-status-of-charter-schools/2023/01 Stemming from a suit over a North Carolina school's dress code, the issue is whether "public" charter schools act with government authority. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:21:23 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-asks-for-biden-administrations-views-on-legal-status-of-charter-schools/2023/01 School Dress Code Debates, Explained /leadership/school-dress-code-debates-sexist-explained/2022/12 What are they, who do they serve, and do they need to be changed? Tue, 27 Dec 2022 05:01:07 GMT /leadership/school-dress-code-debates-sexist-explained/2022/12 The 8 Most Consequential Developments in Education Law in 2022 /policy-politics/the-8-most-consequential-developments-in-education-law-in-2022/2022/12 The list includes major decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, a transition on the high court, and several lower court decisions. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 20:19:20 GMT /policy-politics/the-8-most-consequential-developments-in-education-law-in-2022/2022/12 Districts Need Guidance on Designing Dress Codes That Are Fair to All. It Might Be On the Way /leadership/districts-need-guidance-on-designing-dress-codes-that-are-fair-to-all-it-might-be-on-the-way/2022/10 The Education Department has said it will develop resources, but experts say school districts also need to examine their own policies. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 22:01:43 GMT /leadership/districts-need-guidance-on-designing-dress-codes-that-are-fair-to-all-it-might-be-on-the-way/2022/10 School Dress Codes Aren't Fair to Everyone, Federal Study Finds /leadership/school-dress-codes-arent-fair-to-everyone-federal-study-finds/2022/10 Girls, Black students, and LGBTQ students are disproportionately impacted by school dress codes, says the GAO's report. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:44:50 GMT /leadership/school-dress-codes-arent-fair-to-everyone-federal-study-finds/2022/10 ‘Our Hair Is Our Identity’: What Educators Need to Know About Hair Discrimination Laws /leadership/our-hair-is-our-identity-what-educators-need-to-know-about-hair-discrimination-laws/2022/07 More states are passing versions of the CROWN Act, which forbids race-based hair discrimination in schools. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 04:01:01 GMT /leadership/our-hair-is-our-identity-what-educators-need-to-know-about-hair-discrimination-laws/2022/07 A Charter School Made Girls Wear Skirts to Promote 'Chivalry.' An Appeals Court Says No /policy-politics/a-charter-school-made-girls-wear-skirts-to-promote-chivalry-an-appeals-court-says-no/2022/06 A federal appeals court said the charter school's policy violates the Constitution and that Title IX applies to dress codes. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 21:04:33 GMT /policy-politics/a-charter-school-made-girls-wear-skirts-to-promote-chivalry-an-appeals-court-says-no/2022/06 Why This Teacher Will No Longer Pay for the ‘Privilege’ to Wear Jeans (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-why-this-teacher-will-no-longer-pay-for-the-privilege-to-wear-jeans/2022/03 Getting to wear jeans occasionally at my school hardly seems worth the outlay, explains a teacher. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:35:40 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-why-this-teacher-will-no-longer-pay-for-the-privilege-to-wear-jeans/2022/03 Wait, Some Teachers Have to Pay to Wear Jeans? /teaching-learning/wait-some-teachers-have-to-pay-to-wear-jeans/2022/03 Teachers dish on dress codes and reveal that in some schools, comfort comes at a cost. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 18:24:18 GMT /teaching-learning/wait-some-teachers-have-to-pay-to-wear-jeans/2022/03 Students Sought Changes at Their Middle School. Their Principal Listened /leadership/students-sought-changes-at-their-middle-school-their-principal-listened/2021/09 Principal Kambar Khoshaba initiated a student social justice task force at the middle school he leads. Students say it's had a big impact. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:48:02 GMT /leadership/students-sought-changes-at-their-middle-school-their-principal-listened/2021/09 In Skirt Case, Appeals Court Says Title IX Bars Dress Codes That Discriminate Based on Sex /policy-politics/in-skirt-case-appeals-court-says-title-ix-bars-dress-codes-that-discriminate-based-on-sex/2021/08 The court rules on a North Carolina charter school that requires girls to wear skirts, which the school's founder says promotes "chivalry." Mon, 09 Aug 2021 21:46:00 GMT /policy-politics/in-skirt-case-appeals-court-says-title-ix-bars-dress-codes-that-discriminate-based-on-sex/2021/08 Is It Time to Relax Teacher Dress Codes? /teaching-learning/is-it-time-to-relax-teacher-dress-codes/2021/05 After teaching at home in comfortable clothes, some school and district leaders support casual attire for teachers returning to classrooms. Fri, 21 May 2021 14:51:31 GMT /teaching-learning/is-it-time-to-relax-teacher-dress-codes/2021/05 Appeals Court Revives Race- and Sex-Bias Suit Over Student's Dyed Hair /education/appeals-court-revives-race-and-sex-bias-suit-over-students-dyed-hair/2020/09 The court revived a key part of a lawsuit filed by a Louisiana high school student who alleges that he faced harassment from a school administrator over the student's dyed hair. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 20:55:00 GMT /education/appeals-court-revives-race-and-sex-bias-suit-over-students-dyed-hair/2020/09 Black Teen Suspended for His Dreadlocks Can Return to School, Judge Rules /leadership/black-teen-suspended-for-his-dreadlocks-can-return-to-school-judge-rules/2020/08 Kaden Bradford was facing punishment because his locs are long enough to touch his shirt collar, a violation of his high school's dress code. His attorneys called the policy discriminatory. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:18:00 GMT /leadership/black-teen-suspended-for-his-dreadlocks-can-return-to-school-judge-rules/2020/08 You Made Me Enforce Useless Dress Codes for Years. Don't Claim Face Masks Go Too Far (Opinion) /leadership/opinion-you-made-me-enforce-useless-dress-codes-for-years-dont-claim-face-masks-go-too-far/2020/08 Dress codes have disproportionately harmed Black students. A face-mask mandate could save their lives, writes James Bridgeforth. Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:27:16 GMT /leadership/opinion-you-made-me-enforce-useless-dress-codes-for-years-dont-claim-face-masks-go-too-far/2020/08 Why Do Schools Hang On to Discriminatory Dress Codes? /leadership/why-do-schools-hang-on-to-discriminatory-dress-codes/2020/03 School dress codes are clashing with students, parents, and researchers who see the rules and their enforcement as rife with racism and sexism. Some school leaders say the codes are important for safety and teaching kids to comply. Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:02:38 GMT /leadership/why-do-schools-hang-on-to-discriminatory-dress-codes/2020/03 Judge Strikes Down Charter School's Dress Code Requiring Skirts for Girls /education/judge-strikes-down-charter-schools-dress-code-requiring-skirts-for-girls/2019/03 A federal district judge holds that the requirement that girls wear skirts and may not wear shorts or pants violates the U.S. Constitution's equal-protection clause. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:41:00 GMT /education/judge-strikes-down-charter-schools-dress-code-requiring-skirts-for-girls/2019/03 Can A Private School Receiving Voucher Money Ban a Student Over Dreadlocks? /policy-politics/can-a-private-school-receiving-voucher-money-ban-a-student-over-dreadlocks/2018/11 The ACLU and NAACP have filed formal civil rights complaints against the school for its dress code policies, another case that highlights the blurring lines in public oversight for private schools that accept state aid in the form of vouchers. Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:01:06 GMT /policy-politics/can-a-private-school-receiving-voucher-money-ban-a-student-over-dreadlocks/2018/11