January 24, 2006
Newark, NJ – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey announced that it reached an agreement last week with the Hasbrouck Heights School District on behalf of Michael Coviello, a 17 year-old male student who was prohibited from wearing a skirt to school.
“This is the right outcome,” said Jeanne LoCicero, the ACLU-NJ staff attorney who handled the case, “Michael is courageous for challenging the school policy by defying societal norms and for standing up to protest a senseless, discriminatory school policy.”