Supreme Court Won't Hear Charter School's Attempt to Mandate Skirt Uniforms for Girls

Chivalry Dress Code Struck Down: Supreme Court Declines Charter School Case The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to review the lawsuit involving a North Carolina charter school's attempt to enforce a mandatory skirt uniform for its female students. Civil liberties activists saw the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the lower court's conclusion that the contentious program, which purported to foster "chivalry," was illegal, as a success. Social conservatives who thought that charter schools would be free from constitutional safeguards are likewise disappointed by this verdict, especially in light of the court's earlier decision enabling public school vouchers for religious institutions.. The implications of this case could have extended to charter schools nationwide, which function as public schools operated by private organizations. Co nstitutional Rights and the Impact on Charter Schools The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represented two paren...