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How much can public schools control what students wear?

  • Written by Brian Boggs, Assistant Professor of Policy and Educational Leadership, University of Michigan
How much can public schools control what students wear?Are some shirts too distracting for school?AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus

School dress codes can be harmful to LGBTQ students and students of color, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress. These codes can lead school officials to punish these two groups for simply who they are or for expressing...

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