Loc’d and Faded, Yoga Pants and Spaghetti Straps: Discrimination in Dress Codes and School Pushout

In this paper, we review the current dress code violations that have made national news. These issues have spotlighted racist and sexist issues embedded within common K-12 dress codes. We also analyze all school dress codes within one county in a mid-western state to examine various racist and sexis...

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Published inInternational journal of education policy and leadership Vol. 16; no. 19
Main Authors Martin, Jennifer L., Brooks, Jennifer N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vancouver Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing Press Simon Fraser University 01.01.2020
PDK International, Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, and College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Discipline
Discipline Policy
Dress Codes
Elementary Secondary Education
Expectation
Females
Gender Bias
Gender Discrimination
Instructional Leadership
Literature Reviews
Minority Group Students
Peer Influence
Policy Analysis
Public Schools
Racial Discrimination
Racism
School Culture
School Policy
Schools
Sexism
Student Behavior
Victims of Crime
Violations
Yoga
Midwest states
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1555-5062
DOI10.22230/ijepl.2020v16n19a1047

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Abstract In this paper, we review the current dress code violations that have made national news. These issues have spotlighted racist and sexist issues embedded within common K-12 dress codes. We also analyze all school dress codes within one county in a mid-western state to examine various racist and sexist issues. We end the paper with an assessment for readers to determine the levels of racism and sexism in their own K-12 district dress codes.
AbstractList This article reviews dress code violations that have made national news in the United States and globally that spotlight racist and sexist issues embedded in common K-12 dress codes. It also analyzes all the school dress codes in one county in a Midwestern American state to examine the associated racist and sexist implications. The article ends with an assessment tool to help readers determine the levels of racism and sexism in their own K-12 district dress codes.
In this paper, we review the current dress code violations that have made national news. These issues have spotlighted racist and sexist issues embedded within common K-12 dress codes. We also analyze all school dress codes within one county in a mid-western state to examine various racist and sexist issues. We end the paper with an assessment for readers to determine the levels of racism and sexism in their own K-12 district dress codes.
Audience Elementary Secondary Education
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