Question: If it is not stated in the student handbook, can the administration ban trenchcoats?
Answer: Yes, most student handbooks reserve to the school principal
authority to prohibit clothing of any type that is disruptive, and the
courts tend to defer to the judgment of the principal on this question.
Remembering that trenchcoats were used to conceal weapons used in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, a court
probably would support a principal's judgment if he or she determined
that a trenchcoat is threatening or disruptive of the school environment.
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