The First Amendment in schools : a guide from the First Amendment Center /
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| Language: | English |
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Alexandria, Va. :
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
[2003]
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Table of Contents:
- A brief introduction to the U.S. court system
- Decoding a legal citation
- The birth of the first amendment
- The call for a new government
- The role of James Madison
- The adoption of the first amendment
- I: First amendment schools: educating for freedom and responsibility
- Vision statement
- Project schools
- II: Core issues for all schools to consider
- Religious liberty: the establishment clause
- Religious liberty: the free exercise clause
- Accommodating the religious needs and requirements of students
- School prayer and student religious expression
- Student extracurricular clubs and activities
- Teaching about religion
- Religious holidays
- Use of school facilities by outside groups
- Cooperative agreements between public schools and religious communities
- Released-time programs
- Free expression rights of students
- Speech codes
- Student distribution of literature
- Student dress and school uniforms
- Students and the Internet
- Student publications
- Teacher and administrator rights and responsibilities
- Book selection and other decisions about the curriculum
- III: 50 key legal cases
- Case directory
- Supreme Court case summaries
- Lower court case summaries
- IV: Resources
- Selected programs and organizations
- Selected education groups
- Selected advocacy groups
- Selected bibliography.