Gang-Clothing Ban Unconstitutional

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ATLANTA - A federal judge has ruled that a suburban Atlanta school district's policy against gang clothing was unconstitutional because it was too vague.

U.S. District Court Judge Beverly Martin said the original dress code rules by Gwinnett County Public Schools and Brookwood High School were too vague to "apprise a person of ordinary intelligence of its requirements." She also wrote in the Nov. 23 ruling that the rules gave school officials "unfettered discretion" to determine exactly what constitutes gang-related activity.

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Gang-Clothing Ban Unconstitutional

"I'm very pleased the courts weighed in on the students' constitutional rights," said Marlyn Tillman of Snellville, Ga., who sued the school district in...

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