Can Schools Regulate Student Dress and

Grooming in School?NCPS and BCPS Policy

Reference

JFC-R Student Conduct

Article Summary• First Amendment -freedom of

expression• Right of student versus school

safety/health• Standard of reasonableness• Disruption of the student

environment

Research TheoriesSocial Learning Theory:• Learning by observing• Learning by modeling

behaviors

Cognitive Development Theory:

• Explain human behavior by understanding the thought processes

Related Case Studies: Rigor of Research

• Karr v. El Paso School District, 1972• Humphries v. Lincoln Parish School,

1985• Domico v. Rapides Parish School, 1982• Guzick v. Drebus, 1970• Pugsley v. Sellmeyer, 1923

Policy Regulation JFC-R

Strategies to Support Policy

• Educating students and parents

• Staff development

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Benefits of Policy

• Safety• Respect• Life Skills• Structure

Every child has the right to expect an educational environment in which he or she can strive to achieve his or her intellectual potential.

Unintended Consequences or Disadvantages

With freedoms come personal biases for those that are different than the “norm”

Workplace- Application

Establishment of Rules: Rights can be regulated as long as the deprivation is not arbitrary.

Education is the key!

Daisy Hicks and Donna Matthews

References

• Domico v. Rapides Parish School Board, 675 F.2d 100 (5th Cir.1982)

• Gusick v. Drebus, 431 F.2d 594 (6th Cir. 1970)

• Humphries v. Lincoln Parish School Board, 467 So. 2d870 (La. App. 1985)

• Karr v. Schmidt, 401 U. S. 1201 (1972)

• Lunenburg, F. C. (2011). Can schools regulate student dress and grooming in school? FOCUS on Colleges, Universities & Schools, 6(1), 1-4.

• Pugsley v. Sellmeyer, 158 Ark.247, 250 S. W. 538 (1923)

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