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Equal Opportunity Act 2010
42Exception—standards of dress and behaviour
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42 Exception—standards of dress and behaviour
(1) An educational authority may set and enforce reasonable standards of dress, appearance and behaviour for students.
S. 42(2) substituted by No. 26/2011 s. 11.
(2) In relation to a school, without limiting the generality of what constitutes a reasonable standard of dress, appearance or behaviour, a standard must be taken to be reasonable if the educational authority administering the school has taken into account the views of the school community in setting the standard.