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Schimmel, David – Social Education, 1991
Examines recent Supreme Court opinions to illustrate how the justices are reinterpreting the First Amendment. Discusses student freedom of expression, freedom of religion, the free exercise clause, and the establishment clause. Concludes that a perceived trend in court decisions to limit freedom of religion and expression requires teachers to help…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Litigation
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Daly, James K.; Roach, Patricia B. – Social Education, 1990
Reprints two statements of the Academic Freedom Committee of the National Council for the Social Students on academic freedom and professional standards in social studies education. Stresses the rights and responsibilities of teachers, students, and administrators to protect the freedom to teach and learn in a democratic spirit of inquiry. (CH)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrator Responsibility, Citizenship Education, Civics