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Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-148) and index. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- Chronology -- 1. School Dress Codes, Free Speech, and the US Courts: An Overview / Michael A. Owsley -- 2. Students Have a Right to Free Expression on Clothing When It Does Not Cause Disruption: The Supreme Court's Decision / Abe Fortas -- 3. Disruptive Clothing Is Not Linked to Student Behavior / Melinda Swafford, Lee Ann Jolley, Leigh Southward -- 4. Schools May Not Prohibit Students from Wearing the Confederate Flag: The Circuit Court's Decision / Gilbert S. Merritt -- 5. School Dress Codes Are Constitutional: The Circuit Court's Decision / Jeffrey S. Sutton -- 6. School Dress Codes Improve Student Behavior / Mike Knox -- 7. A Student Argues Against School Dress Codes As a Solution to Behavioral Problems: Personal Narrative / David P. -- 8. School Dress Codes Repress Students of Color / Enrique C. Ochoa -- 9. A Student Argues Against Dress Codes at Colleges and Universities: Personal Narrative / Jonathan Wright -- 10. Schools May Restrict Expression on Clothing That Attacks Other Students: The Circuit Court's Decision / Stephen Roy Reinhardt -- 11. Uniforms in Public Schools Are Beneficial / Angela Walmsley -- 12. Uniforms in Public Schools Cannot Be Fairly Enforced / Clair Schwan -- 13. Sagging Pants Should Be Banned / Todd A. Smith -- 14. A Ban on Sagging Pants Is Discriminatory / Andrew Potter -- 15. Schools Have the Right to Prohibit Messages on Clothing: The Circuit Court of Appeals' Decision / Jerry E. Smith -- 16. Free Expression on Clothing Is an Important Right for High School Students / Greg Beato -- 17. Cross Dressing Is a Growing Challenge for Schools / Jan Hoffman -- Organizations to Contact -- For Further Reading -- Index. Publisher Marketing: This timely series examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of American teens; many volumes cover how the Bill of Rights are interpreted and protected with regard to minors.; This volume in the new Teen Rights and Freedoms series explores issues related to school dress codes, including general Supreme Court legal standards for school dress codes; specific dress-related cases, such as Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community; This timely new series from Greenhaven Press examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of American teens. Many of the volumes cover rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how these rights are int Contributor Bio:  Espejo, Roman B01