Pajamas get a hall pass during spirit week but are otherwise not permitted in most schools because they break existing dress code rules. For example, pants and shirt bagginess are frequently ...

Problematic dress codes that target girls and women are nothing new. In fact, according to Education Week, 90% of dress codes ...

Students, for example, cannot wear spaghetti straps ... even at an institutional level, and stringent school dress code regulations do not help. These rules amplify the fact that women who are ...

Lakewood’s tighter dress code enforcement comes just weeks after the Department of Education’s annual School Performance Report revealed that violent incidents at the middle school nearly quadrupled.

Girls, students of color, and LGBTQ students are disproportionately impacted by public school dress codes that target ...

For example, the dress code policy regarding fingertip length shorts or skirts and the policy regarding exposed midriffs were created to only target girls.” Richard says that as a school ...

Starting in the 2025-26 school year, students in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will no longer be required to wear khakis and polos as part of the school’s dress code.

Dress codes don’t give students the same benefits that school uniforms give. For example, when everyone dresses differently, students will feel little to no school pride on their way in to class.