New Zealand schools must not discriminate against students’ culture or religion. Therefore, if a student wants to dress differently at school for religious or cultural reasons, they should not be…
Yes. The law says that transgender students must be allowed to have the gender that they identify with recorded at school. The Human Rights Commission suggests that transgender students in…
Schools can have different uniform rules for boys and girls, as long as the rules aren’t discriminatory. For example, if boys must wear pants and girls must wear long skirts,…
…uniform rules are enforceable if they are specific, clear, and written. While your school can tell you that your hair does not meet uniform rules and ask you to cut…
Schools cannot stop students from getting a piercing or tattoo in their own time (although there might be other laws against this), but they might have rules about what students…
Only some schools have rules about wearing makeup. You should check your school’s rules before wearing makeup at school. Like piercings, tattoos, and hair, makeup can be a form of…
School rules are not allowed to discriminate based on gender. However, they are allowed to have different rules for boys and girls as long as they have good reasons and…
School rules have to be clear and certain so that it is obvious whether you are following them. If you are not sure what the rules are, ask for a…
If you are unhappy about a school rule, you can talk to your student representative and ask them to raise it with the school’s board, who make school rules. Every…
The same school rules apply to all students regardless of disability, and all students must follow them. Some school rules might be difficult for a student with a disability to…