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Religion in the Public Schools: An Examination of School Personnel Knowledge of the Law and Attitudes toward Religious Expression
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Herbstrith, Julie C.; Kuperus, Sarah; Dingle, Kathleen; Roth, Zachary C. – Research in Education, 2020
Many Americans are familiar with the First Amendment, but its application to prayer and religious activities in public schools is often misunderstood. Religious beliefs are increasingly diverse in the United States. Therefore, it seems imperative that school personnel are aware of the law and sensitive to an array of religious practices. We…
Descriptors: Religion, State Church Separation, Constitutional Law, Knowledge Level
An Examination of Ohio Principals' Attitudes toward Technology and First Amendment Law: Implications for Leadership
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Gooden, Mark A. – Journal of School Leadership, 2012
Principals have acknowledged the challenges with remaining current on issues in the law. A unique challenge for principals is the intersection of students' First Amendment rights in the school context and the legal issues surrounding student-created webpages. Using a randomly selected sample of Ohio high school secondary principals, I investigated…
Descriptors: Principals, Constitutional Law, Legal Problems, Administrator Attitudes
Protecting the "Impressionable Minds" from the "Impressionable Minds": The Third-Person Effect and Student Speech
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Maksl, Adam; Schraum, Brian – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2012
Support for student expression and First Amendment attitudes were measured among Missouri high school principals (n = 86). Findings demonstrated that the third-person effect was a significant predictor of these attitudes. The more principals perceived mass media to affect others over themselves, the less supportive they were for student free…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Rights, Freedom of Speech, Intellectual Freedom
Are We Censoring Student Newspapers in Our High Schools?
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Martinson, David L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
Many "student-written" newspapers are actually products of heavy faculty and/or administrative control. Advocates for student press rights should acknowledge administrators' concerns for a safe, orderly environment. Administrators must acknowledge their failure to support secondary students' First Amendment rights. Many administrators…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Censorship, Principals, School Newspapers
Opinions of Principals and Newspaper Advisers toward Student Press Freedom and Advisers' Responsibilities following Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier.
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Click, J. William; Kopenhaver, Lillian Lodge – 1990
A study examined the opinions of high school principals and advisers regarding a free student press and adviser role to determine whether opinions and practices had changed since the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier decision. A survey was sent to both the newspaper adviser and the principal at 531 schools throughout the United States during the spring…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Censorship, High Schools, Journalism Education
"On the Basis of Knowledge or Values?" Principals Judge First Amendment Cases That Affect High School Newspapers.
Broussard, E. Joseph; Blackmon, C. Robert – 1977
This study surveyed principals, sponsors, advisers, and student editors concerning their knowledge of communication law in relation to freedom of the press under the First Amendment. Relevant court decisions were selected and the circumstances of ten composite cases were formulated; respondents were asked to indicate, for each case, how a judge…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Censorship, Court Litigation, Educational Research