Dickensian

"John Vrieze, attorney for Northern Humboldt, argued that the education code also allows schools to prohibit dress that could cause a disruption in school. Because Espinosa's sweatshirt caused students to laugh, it did cause a disruption, Vrieze said."
--Eureka Times-Standard, May 17, 2011

"True. Schools are meant to be places of Dickensian misery."
--TLC