Student Speech

Civil Liberties Minute: A Zero-Tolerance Policy
Today, we are rolling out a new zero-tolerance policy for schools.

Civil Liberties Minute: In Texas Schoolbooks
History, as it now will be taught in the high schools in Texas, will emphasize the contribution to America of segregationist governors during the civil rights struggle, the contract with America, the Heritage Foundation, and the moral majority.

ACLU First Amendment Minute: A Talk About Sex
We need to have a talk about sex. We're also going to talk about the federal budget, but we'll get to the sex part soon, I promise.

ACLU First Amendment Minute: The Pledge of Allegiance
From time to time, school administrators try to impose patriotism on students by requiring them to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

ACLU First Amendment Minute: High School Speech
A United States Supreme Court Justice gives a speech at a high school assembly. So, for sure, the high school paper can report on what the justice said, right?

ACLU First Amendment Minute: Do 4th Graders have Rights?
Do fourth graders have First Amendment rights? This is a question to which fouth grader Nathan Johns is about to learn the answer.

ACLU First Amendment Minute: Harvard Students and the Media
Harvard University recently tried to implement a policy that prevented any medical student from speaking to the media, unless that student first received permission to speak from the Dean of Students.

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