High School Play Censorship: Are Students' First Amendment Rights Violated when Officials Cancel Theatrical Productions?.

Faaborg, Karen Kramer

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Publication Date: 1985

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High School Play Censorship: Are Students' First Amendment Rights Violated when Officials Cancel Theatrical Productions?

Faaborg, Karen Kramer

Journal of Law and Education, v14 n4 p575-94 Oct 1985

Reviews the "Seyfried v. Walton" court decision involving the cancellation of a school play by the superintendent. Compares decision with decisions in other First Amendment cases involving school censorship. Points out that a complex constitutional issue has left a dangerous theory that could be adapted to other issues with this decision. (MD)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Court Litigation, Curriculum, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech, Sanctions, School Libraries, School Publications, Student Rights

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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