Case Study: Dress Code


 

The purpose of this assignment is to encourage principal candidates to consider the issue of the school dress code from several perspectives.

Part 1: Case Analysis

  1. Brief summary of the case
  2. Identify the issues to be resolved
  3. Stakeholders involved in the issues
  4. One or two existing laws or court rulings that relate to the issues
  5. District policies that relate to the issues
  6. Possible solutions to the issues
  7. The solutions chosen to resolve the issues
  8. Action steps (2-5) for implementing your solutions, including a timeline for each step
  9. Potential moral and legal consequences of each solution

Part 2: Rationale

Support the case analysis with a 250-500 word rationale explaining the solutions you chose and how each solution:

  • Reflects professional ethics, integrity, and fairness.
  • Promotes social justice and ensures that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling.
  • Promotes collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations.

Cite the case and any other source documents as appropriate.

If possible, share your analysis with your principal mentor and make revisions based on his or her feedback before submitting with Part 1.