Uniform Use Rules in Public Schools and UP

Uniform Use Rules in Public Schools and UP

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Title Supreme Court: Uniform Use Rules in Public Schools and UP

Law: Act No. 3414

Decision Date: Dec 7, 1927

Philippine Law, Act No. 3414 grants authority to education officials to establish rules and regulations for uniforms in public schools and the University of the Philippines, promoting discipline, unity, and the use of locally-made materials.

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Coverage: who must use uniforms

Section 1 covers students of public high schools, secondary trade schools, agricultural schools, and normal schools.
Section 1 covers students of the University of the Philippines.
Section 1 links uniform regulation to the relevant issuing authority: the Director of Education for the public schools listed and the President of the University of the Philippines for the university.

Implementation in school divisions

Section 2 grants superintendents of schools in their respective divisions “wide discretion” in the choice of material and style of uniforms.
Section 2 grants superintendents “wide discretion” in the enforcement of the uniform rules and regulations issued under Section 1.
Section 2 directs enforcement to be carried out “to the end that economy may be effected among the students.”

Preference for Philippine-made materials

Section 1 requires that preference be given to uniforms of Philippine made material.
Section 1 limits the preference rule by requiring it “whenever possible.”

Effectivity and start date

Section 3 provides that the Act takes effect for the school year beginning June, nineteen hundred and twenty-eight.
Section 3 establishes the operative timing for implementation through the specified school year start.

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