MATTER OF SCOTT v. BD. OF EDUC.


61 Misc.2d 333 (1969)

In the Matter of Lori Scott, an Infant, by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, Dorothy Scott, Petitioner, v. Board of Education, Union Free School District No. 17, Hicksville, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Special Term, Nassau County.

November 18, 1969


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard S. Clark and Jack Weiner for petitioner. Joseph C. Catalano for respondents.


BERNARD S. MEYER, J.

Does a school board have power to proscribe the wearing of slacks in school by female students? The court holds that board regulation of dress is valid only to the extent necessary to protect the safety of the wearer, male or female, or to control disturbance or distraction which interferes with the education of other students. Since paragraph 3 of the Dress Regulations For the Secondary...

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