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ERIC Number: EJ547250
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0003-0953
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Defending Academic Freedom.
Sendor, Benjamin
American School Board Journal, v184 n5 p18-19,55 May 1997
In "Boring v Buncombe County Board of Education," a high school teacher sued a school board over her transfer to a middle school. At issue is a board's power to control the curriculum and a teacher's right to academic freedom, specifically selecting a controversial play for four students in advanced acting class. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech, High Schools, Public School Teachers, Public Schools, Teacher Transfer
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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