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Question: Is it constitutional for a PUBLIC school to enforce a school uniform such as Khaki pants and white shirts?

Answer: Yes. The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that a public school's mandatory student uniform requirement did not violate students' freedom of speech or any other civil liberty. Federal courts in other states have also upheld student uniform policies.


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On 02/11/04
sam from NH said:
YES OF COURSE IT IS! It is not against the constitution, seperates some cliques, and it is a sighn of school spirit and individuality. Did you know that there has been 272 less cases of assults, 53 less casesof sex offenses,29 less cases of robberies, 51 less cases of chemicals substances, 44 less cases of dangerous sevices, and 1316 less cases of vandilism in an average school? Bet you sisn't. Wear the stupid thing, OK? It could save YOUR life!
On 02/03/04
nyl from IA said:
HA HA! MY SCHOOL DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO WEAR UNIFORMS!
On 02/03/04
luisa from GA said:
soome parents can't afford the uniforms
On 01/30/04
dianne from NY said:
its usually the parents who sumhow believe uniforms are going to help students with fitting in but honestly from a teenageers point of view(who happens to hav gon thru both secondary and middle school with uniform enforcement, kids will ALWAYS find themselves inside the same categories of nerd, loser, popular etc...might as well allow your child to be who they are without the false pretenses.
On 01/29/04
charity from FL said:
I think that students shouldn't be required to wear school uniforms. Wearing school uniforms does not have any effect on a childs academic success and does not come between the students concentration on school work. What ever happened to a person's ability to be an individual?
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