School uniforms, dress codes, and free expression: What’s the balance?
Requiring school uniforms may be less legally fraught than implementing a school dress code. More...
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Kappan Contributor: Julie Underwood
Education as an American right?
The right to an education is guaranteed by international law in the Universal Declaration of Human...
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School districts control teachers’ classroom speech
School boards set the curriculum for schools, and they have the legal right to decide what...
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When federal and state laws differ: The case of private schools and the IDEA
On the provision of special education services for students attending private schools, state laws...
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Kneeling during the national anthem: At schools, it’s protected speech
If high school football players — or other public school athletes — choose to “take a knee” during...
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The privacy of a student’s backpack
Does a student have a reasonable expectation of privacy when he leaves a backpack behind? Is the...
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