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Teachers and the Law, 8e

Teachers and the Law, 8e . by David Schimmel, Leslie R. Stellman, and Louis Fischer PowerPoint Presentation by Gerri Spinella, Ed. D. Chapter 20. When Can Schools Restrict Personal Appearance?. Key Concepts. Grooming Standards for Teachers. Teachers’ Clothing. Students’ Grooming.

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Teachers and the Law, 8e

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  1. Teachers and the Law, 8e by David Schimmel, Leslie R. Stellman, and Louis Fischer PowerPoint Presentation by Gerri Spinella, Ed. D

  2. Chapter 20 When Can Schools Restrict Personal Appearance?

  3. Key Concepts Grooming Standards for Teachers Teachers’ Clothing Students’ Grooming School Dress Codes School Uniforms, Gang Clothing, And Message T-Shirts

  4. Essential Question How much freedom of choice do students and teachers have in their personal dress?

  5. KEY TERMS

  6. Grooming Standards for Teachers • Teachers must have due process before being disciplined for violating a school’s grooming code. • Teachers probably do not have a constitutional right to wear beards and sideburns.

  7. Cases Blanchet v. Vermilion Parish School Board East Hartford Education Association v. BOE

  8. Teachers’ Clothing • Teachers do not have a constitutional right to dress as they wish. • Teacher’s refusal to conform to a school dress code may not be protected as a form of symbolic expression. • Teacher’s religious message T-Shirt is not protected speech.

  9. Students’ Grooming Protection guarantee of the following: • Personal liberty • Symbolic speech • Right to govern one’s personal appearance Amendments 14th 1st

  10. Students’ Dress Codes • May regulate student clothing • Have differing opinions by states • May be constitutional if it is detailed and based upon an educational rationale • May be protected if it meets two-part test: • Is there an intention “to convey a particularized message?” • Is there a “great likelihood that the message would be understood?”

  11. Case Brandt v. Board of Education-City of Chicago

  12. School Uniforms, Gang Clothing and MessageT-Shirts School Uniforms • Schools can require school uniforms for students. Gang-Related Issues • Schools can prohibit • the wearing of earrings, jewelry, or other symbols of gang membership. • gang symbols

  13. Cases Tinker v. Des Moines Bethel v. Fraser Jacobs v. Clark County School District Grzywna ex rel. Doe V. Schenectady Central School

  14. Initial Proceedings Defendant Answers (30 days) or motion to dismiss Facts of claim by plaintiff seeks Complaint Interrogatories Depositions Document Requests Discovery Begins Case Study Settlement Conference • Step by Step • In The • Court System OUTCOME EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATION

  15. Reflection Considering the range of decisions regarding teacher and student freedoms: When should schools restrict student and teacher freedom? When should nonconformity be protected or punished?

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