The National Women’s Law Center fights for gender justice—in the courts, in public policy, and in our society.
Black girls are disciplined more harshly in school. Dress codes play a big role.
A new report from the National Women’s Law Center that looks at schools in Washington DC found dress codes to be unnecessarily strict and harmful to female students, and found that black girls in particular are often reprimanded or punished for violating these rules.



