Table of Contents
Foreword 1
Introduction 4
Chronology 7
1 School Dress Codes, Free Speech, and the US Courts: An Overview Michael A. Owsley 10
2 Students Have a Right to Free Expression on Clothing When It Does Not Cause Disruption: The Supreme Court's Decision Abe Fortas 22
3 Disruptive Clothing Is Not Linked to Student Behavior Melinda Swafford Lee Ann Jolley Leigh Southward 31
4 Schools May Not Prohibit Students from Wearing the Confederate Flag: The Circuit Court's Decision Gilbert S. Merritt 40
5 School Dress Codes Are Constitutional: The Circuit Court's Decision Jeffrey S. Sutton 52
6 School Dress Codes Improve Student Behavior Mike Knox 62
7 A Student Argues Against School Dress Codes As a Solution to Behavioral Problems: Personal Narrative David P. 70
8 School Dress Codes Repress Students of Color Enrique C. Ochoa 74
9 A Student Argues Against Dress Codes at Colleges and Universities: Personal Narrative Jonathan Wright 78
10 Schools May Restrict Expression on Clothing That Attacks Other Students: The Circuit Court's Decision Stephen Roy Reinhardt 81
11 Uniforms in Public Schools Are Beneficial Angela Walmsley 94
12 Uniforms in Public Schools Cannot Be Fairly Enforced Clair Schwan 102
13 Sagging Pants Should Be Banned Todd A. Smith 108
14 A Ban on Sagging Pants Is Discriminatory Andrew Potter 113
15 Schools Have the Right to Prohibit Messages on Clothing: The Circuit Court of Appeals' Decision Jerry E. Smith 118
16 Free Expression on Clothing Is an Important Right for High School Students Greg Beato 127
17 Cross Dressing Is a Growing Challenge for Schools Jan Hoffman 134
Organizations to Contact 142
For Further Reading 146
Index 149
