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  Yeah if the teacher has pics or evidence of other teachers wearing an Obama "hope" shirt or Hilary 2016 hat, then he definately will win the case because he was singled out compared to others.
context: OK,  I was a little confused about what happened, so I looked around:
  
  The appeals court ruling, which was filed on Dec. 29, determined that Dodge’s hat was protected speech. The panel affirmed the lower court’s ruling that the district and Gomes were not liable but allowed claims against Garrett to move forward, determining sufficient evidence exists for a jury to consider whether the principal violated the teacher’s constitutional rights.
  
  So basically,  the principal may have violated the teacher's first amendment right, but that the school district and human resources chief did not. >
  
  Wouldn't that violate the school dress code, though? At least when I was in school, we weren't allowed to wear hats inside the building unless it was some sort of religious dress. And anything with any kind of controversial messaging, including political t-shirts of any kind, were not allowed. I would think that would extend to teachers.
  So are school dress codes gone, now? Are girls finally allowed to wear tank tops? >
  
  Well,  it looks like this happened during a training session when students weren't present,  so the regular dress code may not have applied. >
  
  If there was a culture of allowing violations of a dress code, or if clothing with other political messages are allowed, then the policies can't be enforced against him.