Dress Code/Uniforms
Read more about school dress codes and uniform policies. Do they improve student achievement or school climate? Are they sexist or racist?
School Dress Code Debates, Explained
What are they, who do they serve, and do they need to be changed?
School Climate & Safety
Philadelphia To Require Students To Wear Uniforms
Philadelphia students will be all dressed up with a place to go beginning in the fall. Hoping to cut down on distractions and add a greater air of seriousness to city classrooms, the Philadelphia school system last week became the largest district in the country to require school uniforms.
School Climate & Safety
N.Y.C. Joins Growing List Of Districts Dressing the Same
New York joins a growing number of school systems that have established school uniform policies, particularly in the elementary grades, in the hope of improving discipline and fostering more orderly learning environments.
School Climate & Safety
Schools Ratchet Up the Rules on Student Clothing, Threats
Before the school shootings in Colorado last month, a student arriving at school wearing a black trench coat wouldn't have gotten a second glance. Now, he might be suspended.
Education
Making a Splash
Wearing similar red, white, and black outfits, hundreds of students mill about the courtyard of Rogers Middle School before heading to their first class of the day. Although not exactly orderly, the adolescents at this Long Beach, California, school aren't involved in any ugly playground tangles either.
School Climate & Safety
Calif. District Points to Uniforms for Plunging Crime Rate
Clad in similar red, white, and black outfits, hundreds of students mill around the concrete courtyard of Rogers Middle School here before heading to their first class of the day.
School Climate & Safety
Majority of Dade Schools Back Uniforms for Students
A sizable majority of Dade County, Fla., schools will require students to wear uniforms next fall, according to preliminary results of a weeklong vote by school parents.
Law & Courts
Letter to the Editor
Opinions on Dress Codes from Both Sides of the Courtroom
To the Editor:
In "Litigating School Dress Codes," (Commentary, March 19, 1997), Richard Fossey and Todd A. DeMitchell demonstrate a poor understanding of our case, the U.S. Constitution, and the nature of censorship.
In "Litigating School Dress Codes," (Commentary, March 19, 1997), Richard Fossey and Todd A. DeMitchell demonstrate a poor understanding of our case, the U.S. Constitution, and the nature of censorship.
School Climate & Safety
Retailers Size Up Growth in Uniform Business
Years ago, school uniforms were confined to the halls of private and parochial schools. But now, with uniform policies being adopted in districts across the country, students are donning uniforms to go to public schools, and retailers are starting to sit up and take notice.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Litigating School Dress Codes
Twenty-eight years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court invoked the majesty of the Constitution and came to the aid of the Tinker children.
School Climate & Safety
Calif. District Agrees To Allow Women To Wear Slacks
For a year and a half, teacher Roxanne Pittman had asked to exercise a wardrobe option available to millions of American women every day. But until last week, school officials in her Southern California district skirted the issue she raised and continued to forbid pants on women teachers in three schools.
Education
Opinion
Fashion Statement
President Clinton has come out for uniforms in public schools. I admire President Clinton. I will surely vote for him. But I can't help wondering if it's a good idea to have our president beating the drum for putting uniforms on 45 million kids.
Education
Letter to the Editor
School Uniforms and Pride, Envy, Responsibility
To the Editor:
During a recent visit to the United States, I read with interest your correspondence and articles on school uniforms ("Dressing for Success," Feb. 14, 1996; "School Uniforms," Commentary, April 3, 1996). My colleagues and I have carried out extensive studies of the effect of uniforms in England which, as you will know, has had a tradition of school uniforms going back to the very earliest days of the introduction of schooling.
During a recent visit to the United States, I read with interest your correspondence and articles on school uniforms ("Dressing for Success," Feb. 14, 1996; "School Uniforms," Commentary, April 3, 1996). My colleagues and I have carried out extensive studies of the effect of uniforms in England which, as you will know, has had a tradition of school uniforms going back to the very earliest days of the introduction of schooling.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
School Uniforms: Leaning Toward the Spartans And Away From the Athenians
I can't help wondering whether it's a good idea to have our president beating the drum for putting uniforms on 45 million kids.