Supreme Court Rejects School's Mandatory Skirt Policy for Girls

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging a dress code at a North Carolina charter school that required girls to wear skirts, leaving in place a ruling that held the dress code violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The decision raises questions about whether charter schools are subject to the same laws as other public schools or act more like private entities. The case was Charter Day School v. Peltier.