The New York City Council voted Thursday to approve legislation requiring the education department to create a more uniform dress code policy, amid criticisms that some schools discriminate against students for what they wear to class.
Dress code policies in public schools vary widely, as schools are permitted to adopt individual dress code policies at their own discretion.
Some council members believe that promotes unequal enforcement, that has “unfairly targeted and criminalized LGBTQ+ students and students of color.”
