Bibliograph

Courts, kids, and the Constitution, live recordings of sixteen Supreme Court oral arguments on the constitutional rights of students and teachers, edited by Peter Irons

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Courts, kids, and the Constitution, live recordings of sixteen Supreme Court oral arguments on the constitutional rights of students and teachers, edited by Peter Irons

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

other

Main title

Courts, kids, and the Constitution

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Oclc number

45178470

Responsibility statement

edited by Peter Irons

Series statement

The May it please the court series

Sub title

live recordings of sixteen Supreme Court oral arguments on the constitutional rights of students and teachers

Summary

In many towns and cities, public schools become the arena in which conflicts that begin in homes, churches, and meeting halls are fought. Issues involving prayer, newspaper and library censorship, political protest, drug testing, illegal aliens, and corporal punishment spill into classrooms and result in lawsuits. Presents sixteen Supreme Court cases involving students' and teachers' constitutional rights. Features nationally known figures, including Kenneth Starr and Justices Thurgood Marshall and Earl Warren. Includes transcripts of the arguments, excerpts from the final decisions, and reading lists

Table Of Contents

School District of Abington Township v. Schempp (1963) : Bible reading and the Lord's Prayer in schools -- Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969) : Wearing black armbands in protest of Vietnam war -- Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur (1974) : Mandatory meternity leave for pregnant teachers -- Milliken, Governor of Michigan v. Bradley (1974) : Busing across district lines for racial balance -- Goss, Superintendent of Schools v. Lopez (1975) : Due process hearings for suspended students -- Ingraham v. Wright, School Principal (1977) : "Cruel and unusual punishment" and paddling students -- Plyler, Superintendent of Schools v. Doe (1982) : Barring "illegal alien" children from schools -- Board of Education, Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982): Removing "objectionable" books from school library -- New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) : Power of school officials to search student belongings -- Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986) : Punishing "vulgar" speech at school assembly -- Edwards, Governor of Louisiana v. Aguillard (1987) : "Equal time" for evolution and creationism in schools -- Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988) : Censoring high school newspapers -- Board of Education, Westside Schools v. Mergens (1990) : Equal access for religious clubs in school facilities -- Lee, School Principal v. Weisman (1992) : Prayers at school commencement ceremony -- Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District (1993) : Sign-language interpreter in religious school -- Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995) : Mandatory drug testing for student athletes

Target audience

general

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not applicable

resource.variantTitle

Live recordings of sixteen Supreme Court oral arguments on the constitutional rights of students and teachers

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