#clothing requirements

02.09.2025 21:40

Does the school have the right to set requirements for students' clothing?

I am the mother of a schoolchild, and I recently learned that the principal of one of the Kyiv schools did not allow children to attend classes because of their clothing. Can this be considered legal? What legal norms regulate this issue?

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