279.58 - SCHOOL DRESS CODE POLICIES.
279.58 SCHOOL DRESS CODE POLICIES.
1. The general assembly finds and declares that the students and
the administrative and instructional staffs of Iowa's public schools
have the right to be safe and secure at school. Gang-related apparel
worn at school draws attention away from the school's learning
environment and directs it toward thoughts or expressions of
violence, bigotry, hate, and abuse.
2. The board of directors of a school district may adopt, for the
district or for an individual school within the district, a dress
code policy that prohibits students from wearing gang-related or
other specific apparel if the board determines that the policy is
necessary for the health, safety, or positive educational environment
of students and staff in the school environment or for the
appropriate discipline and operation of the school. Adoption and
enforcement of a dress code policy is not a violation of section
280.22. Section History: Recent Form
95 Acts, ch 191, §20