Student Speech and the First Amendment: The Courts Operationalize the Notion of Assaultive Speech.

Vacca, Richard S.; Hudgins, H. C., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ490811

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Publication Date: 1994

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Student Speech and the First Amendment: The Courts Operationalize the Notion of Assaultive Speech.

Vacca, Richard S.; Hudgins, H. C., Jr.

West's Education Law Quarterly, v3 n3 p392-409 Jul 1994

Summarizes the historical background of First Amendment law from "Tinker v. Des Moines" (1969) to "Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier" (1988). Examines the Supreme Court's most recent decisions on related matters as well as lower court decisions involving bias-motivated speech on campus. Offers specific suggestions for public school administrators. (111 footnotes) (MLF)

Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Public Schools, Student Rights

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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