Interactive Global Issue Presentation
Melinda McAllisterGrand Canyon University EDU:524 6/5/24
Racial Discrimination
Racial discrimination is defined as any discrimination against an individual on the basis of their race, ancestory, ethnicity, and or skin color and hair texture. For many years students in schools across the country have been reprimanded to violating dress code policies that are racially and culturally discriminatory.
Racial Discrimination Within a Dress Code
Racial discrimination can be seen throughout the country in many diferent ways including how students are treated in school because of the way they are dressed or their choice of hairstyle. We often see a high rate of African American students being reprimanded for nonviolent and minor violations such as dress code violations. When students of color are being sent out of class due to these violations they are missing valuable classroom instruction. Schools are denying students the right to education based on cultural factors. There are laws protecing students for wearing clothing due to religious reasons but nothing protecting clothing for cultural reasons.
Article
Dress-Coded: How current dress codes undermine cultural, gender,
and socio-economic equity Margaret Dimauro
https://go.southernct.edu/jelps/files/2020-fall/9-Margaret-Dimauro.pdf
Activity 1
Read through the school dress code policy currently in place. Look for language that suggests the code is biased against any group of individuals. As a group create a plan to implement a newly revised dress code policy that eliminates racial discrimination.
Activity 2
Create a poll using Kahoot to administer to the student body. Create questions about racial injustices according to the dress code policies. Example: How many dress code violations have you had that were based on your culture? Do you think the current policy is fair for all students?
Assessment
After watching the selected video write a short reflection about your feelings towards the students being racially discriminated by their hair or clothing syles.
Videos
References
Dimauro, Margaret (2020). Dress-Coded: How
current dress codes undermine cultural, gender, and socio-economic equity.
Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Fall 2020 Special
Issues on Educational Leadership Policy Briefs: Perspectives of Doctoral
Students.
https://go.southernct.edu/jelps/files/2020-fall/9-Margaret-Dimauro.pdf
Davidson, J. (2022). School dress codes can discriminate against many students, report finds. The Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/02/school-dress-codes-discrimination-gao-report/
Fox 25 Orlando. Dress Code Controversy. Youtube.com. www.youtube.com/watch?.v=fmZqRi5wmQO&t=30s WLWT5 NBC. Proposal to Ban Hair Discrimination. Youtube.com. www.youtube.com/watch?.v=v6_w_rR3YuY
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Interactive Global Issue Presentation
Melinda McAllisterGrand Canyon University EDU:524 6/5/24
Racial Discrimination
Racial discrimination is defined as any discrimination against an individual on the basis of their race, ancestory, ethnicity, and or skin color and hair texture. For many years students in schools across the country have been reprimanded to violating dress code policies that are racially and culturally discriminatory.
Racial Discrimination Within a Dress Code
Racial discrimination can be seen throughout the country in many diferent ways including how students are treated in school because of the way they are dressed or their choice of hairstyle. We often see a high rate of African American students being reprimanded for nonviolent and minor violations such as dress code violations. When students of color are being sent out of class due to these violations they are missing valuable classroom instruction. Schools are denying students the right to education based on cultural factors. There are laws protecing students for wearing clothing due to religious reasons but nothing protecting clothing for cultural reasons.
Article
Dress-Coded: How current dress codes undermine cultural, gender, and socio-economic equity Margaret Dimauro
https://go.southernct.edu/jelps/files/2020-fall/9-Margaret-Dimauro.pdf
Activity 1
Read through the school dress code policy currently in place. Look for language that suggests the code is biased against any group of individuals. As a group create a plan to implement a newly revised dress code policy that eliminates racial discrimination.
Activity 2
Create a poll using Kahoot to administer to the student body. Create questions about racial injustices according to the dress code policies. Example: How many dress code violations have you had that were based on your culture? Do you think the current policy is fair for all students?
Assessment
After watching the selected video write a short reflection about your feelings towards the students being racially discriminated by their hair or clothing syles.
Videos
References
Dimauro, Margaret (2020). Dress-Coded: How current dress codes undermine cultural, gender, and socio-economic equity. Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Fall 2020 Special Issues on Educational Leadership Policy Briefs: Perspectives of Doctoral Students.
https://go.southernct.edu/jelps/files/2020-fall/9-Margaret-Dimauro.pdf
Davidson, J. (2022). School dress codes can discriminate against many students, report finds. The Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/02/school-dress-codes-discrimination-gao-report/
Fox 25 Orlando. Dress Code Controversy. Youtube.com. www.youtube.com/watch?.v=fmZqRi5wmQO&t=30s WLWT5 NBC. Proposal to Ban Hair Discrimination. Youtube.com. www.youtube.com/watch?.v=v6_w_rR3YuY