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An Analysis of the First Amendment in Public Schools and an Examination of How It Will Be Applied to Electronic Communication off School Hours for Teachers and Students
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Leanna C. Rodriguez – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This study was an analysis of how Florida Public Schools have interpreted the First Amendment when creating policy to address teachers' and students' activity on social media outside of school hours. The researcher examined the district policies of Florida's school districts and compared those with state mandates. The study includes an overview of…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech, Public Schools, Civil Rights
Censorship and Student Communication in Online and Offline Settings
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Oluwole, Joseph O.; Green, Preston C., III – IGI Global, 2016
While freedom of speech is a defining characteristic of the United States, the First Amendment right is often regulated within certain environments. For years, schools have attempted to monitor and regulate student communication both within the educational environment and in student use of social media and other online communication tools.…
Descriptors: Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Constitutional Law, Communication (Thought Transfer)
School Authority over Off-Campus Student Expression in the Electronic Age: Finding a Balance between a Student's Constitutional Right to Free Speech and the Interest of Schools in Protecting School Personnel and Other Students from Cyber Bullying, Defamation, and Abuse
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Dryden, Joe – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In "Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District", the Supreme Court ruled that students have speech rights in the school environment unless the speech causes or is likely to cause (1) a substantial disruption, or (2) interferes with the rights of others. The Supreme Court has yet to hear a case involving school officials' authority…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, Student Rights, Self Expression, Bullying
Responding to Cyber Bullying: An Action Tool for School Leaders
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Myers, Jill Joline; McCaw, Donna S.; Hemphill, Leaunda S. – Corwin, 2011
A parent brings a cyber bullying incident to your attention and expects you to resolve it. What are the students' rights and your responsibilities according to the law? Because the laws regarding disciplinary action are still evolving, this manual fills the gap by providing public school leaders with data-driven solutions for managing cyber…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Discipline, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
FIRE's Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Second Edition. FIRE's Guides to Student Rights on Campus
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Silverglate, Harvey A.; French, David; Lukianoff, Greg – Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (NJ1), 2012
Since its first publication in 2005, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has distributed more than 138,000 print and online copies of its "Guide to Free Speech on Campus." In that time, FIRE's commitment to advocating on behalf of the essential rights discussed in the pages that follow has remained unwavering;…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Freedom of Speech, Campuses, College Students
The Legal Implications of Student Use of Social Networking Sites in the UK and US: Current Concerns and Lessons for the Future
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Davies, Mark R.; Lee, Barbara A. – Education and the Law, 2008
This paper provides a comparative snapshot of the current state of the law in the US and UK with respect to potential liability of university and college students for use (and misuse) of social networking sites. It reviews the limited case law on this topic, highlights the differences in the two nations' laws of defamation and the various possible…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, College Students, Web Sites