A Little Perspective
A Little Perspective
On School Dress Code: Prioritizing the Wrong Things?
Seriously, students’ spaghetti straps may be more heavily patrolled than the interior of a Target. But why? If you want to learn about the issues within American schools' dress code policies, be sure to listen to this episode.
Sources
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/when-school-dress-codes-discriminate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/15/mass-school-punishes-twins-for-hair-braid-extensions-their-parents-say-its-racial-discrimination/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/01/23/texas-dreadlocks-suspension/
https://www.fusdaz.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=3497&dataid=3868&FileName=2016-2017%20PBHS%20Dress%20Code%20Policy.pdf
https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/charter-schools-explanation-for-banning-durags-worse-than-ban-180720/