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ERIC Number: EJ364691
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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When Is a Student's Political Communication not Political: Bethel School District vs. Fraser.
Siegel, Paul
Communication Education, v36 n4 p347-55 Oct 1987
Argues that the Supreme Court's decision--upholding the constitutionality of disciplinary actions taken against a public high school student who delivered a speech laden with sexual metaphor (though not obscene language) in a nominating assembly--was improper in that it attempted to articulate a false dichotomy between "political communication" and "sexually oriented speech." (NKA)
Descriptors: Administrators, Board of Education Role, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech, High Schools, Imagery, Language Usage, Organizational Communication, Persuasive Discourse, Political Candidates, Public Schools, Public Speaking, Student Behavior, Student Rights, Student School Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: First Amendment; Legal Rights; Political Communication; Supreme Court
Note: Special Issue: Censorship in Communication Education.