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Repa, Barbara Kate – Social Education, 1990
Sketches recent struggles over censorship and student publications, beginning with the Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier case. Argues the flurry of litigation concerning First Amendment rights necessitates including these concerns in social studies courses. (CH)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law
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Otto, Jean H. – Social Education, 1990
Dissects features of the First Amendment, concentrating on freedom of religion, speech, and press clauses. Highlights the Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier case and its reverberations. Argues that, when school officials censor, students learn that government may censor. Suggests censorship is counterproductive to schools' mission to promote…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Censorship, Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties