Student Rights: A Reference Handbook

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A survey of the evolution of student rights, from children as property to free speech, prayer in the classroom, compulsory flag salutes, school searches, drug testing, and the right to equal education. * Provides a chronology of selected legislation and Supreme Court cases from the Bill of Rights in 1791 to the 2000 ruling in Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, which struck down a Texas high school policy allowing student-led prayers at football games * Includes a diverse directory of organizations and Internet resources from the ACLU and Christian Coalition of America to the Internet Free Expression Alliance and the official Teen Rights home page

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"[F]illed with interesting topics, detailed in easy-to-understand language ... In addition to aiding with research papers, it might inspire real interest in students who wonder why their schools are run the way they are." - VOYA

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Patricia H. Hinchey is associate professor of education at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.