Gay Issues and Students' Freedom of Expression--Is there a Lawsuit in Your Future?

Autor/in	Essex, Nathan L.
Titel	Gay Issues and Students' Freedom of Expression--Is there a Lawsuit in Your Future?
Quelle	In: American Secondary Education, 34 (2005) 1, S.40-47 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-1003
Schlagwörter	Constitutional Law; Homosexuality; Student Rights; Freedom of Speech; Court Litigation; School Administration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatsrecht; Homosexualität; Redefreiheit; Rechtsstreit
Abstract	School leaders must recognize and respect the freedom of expression rights of students within reasonable limits, but they may restrict student expression that creates material and substantial disruption to the educational process. The challenge for school leaders is to achieve the proper balance between the rights of students and the needs of their schools. This article addresses the First Amendment rights of students to free expression involving gay issues in public schools. Two cases are presented in which school leaders face lawsuits for banning certain forms of student expression. The article ends with a discussion of a number of conditions that may invite a lawsuit if school leaders fail to take certain precautions involving a ban on student expression. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Ashland University/Weltmer Center, 401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH, 44805. Tel: 419-289-5273.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10