Public School Boards Guilty of Abuse of Power! Many Public School Boards Are Prohibiting

Public School Boards – Guilty of Abuse of Power!
Many public school boards are prohibiting students from attending public school unless they comply with a color scheme designated by a uniform policy or dress code. Some are not allowing students to opt-out.They simply do not have that authority and parents should stand-up against such abuse of power. Below is why:

Every child in America has the right to a public school education,
and that right cannot be conditionedupon the wear of a select color of clothing.
(Paraphrased from a quote below, but just as correct!)

"In our system, state-operated schools may not be enclaves of totalitarianism. School officials do not possess absolute authority over their students."
~ US Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas

Below are 5 reasons why a
mandatory public school uniform policy must allow an opt-out:

1."For a public school uniform policy to be legal, it has to have an opt out provision. Every child in the country has the right to a public school education, and that right cannot be conditioned upon compliance with a uniform policy. Some parents and children will have religious objections to uniforms. Others won't want to participate for aesthetic reasons."
~ Loren Siegel, ACLU, March 1996

2.The Fourteenth Amendment, as now applied to the States, protects the citizen [students are citizens too] against the State itself and all of its creatures -- Boards of Education not excepted. ~ Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas

3.A uniform policy without an opt-out provision violates the “due process” clause of the Fifth Amendment to our Constitution—due process means a law must be fair and reasonable.

4.Citizens (students are citizens) are protected from the government abridging their freedom of speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment. The ability and freedom to choose the color of clothing one wears to school is a form of speech and is protected by the First Amendment.

5.A prohibition against expression of opinion, without any evidence that the rule is necessary to avoid substantial interference with school discipline or the rights of others, is not permissible under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. [U S Supreme Court Tinker vs Des Moines 1969] This would include the wear of any color or combination of colors, plaids, stripes, polka-dots, words, pictures and other designs not allowed by a school uniform policy or dress code. [Of course, words, pictures or symbols would be prohibited if found to be inappropriate for school]

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