It’s Time to Address the Hidden Agenda of School Dress Codes

(Conversation) – Dress code policies have always been prevalent in schools. Normally, what children can and cannot wear in schools is explicitly noted in school policies or implicitly implied by broader cultural and societal norms. The issue of the vast and sometimes exhaustive list of dress code policies of what cannot be worn has not had any resolution across localities and countries. The problem with trying to develop a set of guidelines for school dress code policies is that the implementation or restriction of dress is just not about the…

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TASER USE ON ELDERLY WOMAN: POLICE MAY HAVE USED EXCESSIVE FORCE

Chatsworth Ga, (PT) –  Officers from Chatsworth Police Department in Chatsworth, GA may have used excessive force when they tased an elderly woman gathering dandelions as an ingredient for a salad she is accustomed to making for her husband on Friday 10th August. However, due to a number of legal anomalies posed by Georgia state law, which allow special privileges for police officers, attempted prosecution of those involved may prove fruitless. Image Source: MURRAY COUNTY JAIL Public Domain According to a report on the CNN website, officers who arrived on…

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