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Peer reviewedCoggins, Timothy L. – School Law Bulletin, 1986
The "Pico v. Island Trees Union Free School District" decision affirmed students' right to receive information under the First Amendment and concluded that removing books from school libraries infringes on that right. Book removals solely to suppress ideas are open to court review in the absence of clearly established administrative…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Boards of Education, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education
