Student Dress Code

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Student Dress Code

The Board of Education recognizes the value of allowing individual student expression as well as the necessity of protecting student health and safety and maintaining an atmosphere conducive to education. Student dress code procedures must be designed with the goal of balancing these competing interests.

All dress code procedures will adhere to health and safety codes and comply with applicable law. Dress that materially disrupts the educational environment will be prohibited. No procedure will impose dress and grooming rules based on gender in violation of Title IX. District procedures will specifically define ambiguous terms, and examples will be provided when practicable.

Adopted:    February 9 , 2005 Revised:

Cross Refs:            

EBBA, Accident Response and Prevention

IGDJ, Interscholastic Athletics

Legal Refs:      § 167.166, RSMo.

Stephenson v. Davenport Comm. Sch. Dist., 110 F.3d 1303 (8th Cir. 1997)

Bishop v. Colaw, 450 F.2d 1069 (8th Cir. 1971)

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1992, 20 U.S.C. § 1681

Tinker v. Des Moines Indep. Comm. Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 503 (1969)

New Franklin R-I School District, New Franklin, Missouri