Posterity
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« on: August 09, 2004, 06:33:54 PM » |
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« edited: August 09, 2004, 06:35:42 PM by Posterity »
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Yep, I was going to type a response like TexArcana's.
A federal law dictating a certain dress code would certainly be unconstitutional (since the constitution does not authorize the federal government to regulate the attire of citizens). A state law may or may not be constitutional -- it depends on the what the state constitution says.
I would assume that a government-controlled school would not have the right to impose a dress code. Although, I think it's a moot point because the whole idea of government-controlled schools is antithetical to the principals of a free society.
On the other hand, private schools have every right to enforce a dress code if they want, assuming attendance at the school is voluntary. It's no different from a business that requires its employees to wear a certain uniform or follow a certain dress code.
So I think a dress code in a private school is constitutional, but not in a publik skool.
I voted 'yes' in the poll because I assume the OP was referring to publik skools.
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