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We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals, sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, is a yearly competition involving high school students from throughout the United States. The national finals simulates a congressional hearing and is held at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia, and in congressional ...
Under the Fraser standard, school officials look not merely to the reasonable risk of disruption—the Tinker standard—but would also balance the freedom of a student's speech rights against the school's interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior. Schools have discretion to curtail not only obscene speech ...
Learn about the international legal basis and definition of the right to education, as well as the challenges and issues related to its implementation. The article covers various international conventions, treaties, and principles that recognize and protect the right to education for all.
A landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled racial segregation in public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case originated in 1951 when black families in Topeka, Kansas, challenged the school system's segregation policy and won a unanimous 9–0 verdict in 1954.
Academic freedom is the right of teachers and students to pursue and express knowledge without external interference. Learn how it emerged from the medieval and modern contexts, how it varies across countries, and how it relates to scientific inquiry and social criticism.
The case involved five students who wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War in 1965. The court ruled that the school's suspension of the students violated their First Amendment rights, unless there was evidence of substantial disruption or invasion of others' rights.
A Supreme Court case about student speech on social media and Tinker v. Des Moines. Learn about the facts, arguments, and outcome of the case that involved a cheerleader's profane Snapchat message.
The case involved a student who displayed a banner promoting illegal drug use near his school during the 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that schools could restrict such speech to prevent drug abuse, citing the school speech doctrine and the government interest in stopping drug use.