Free speech on America's K-12 and college campuses : legal cases from Barnette to Blaine / Randy Bobbitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bobbitt, Randy, 1955- author.

Series:

Lexington studies in political communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

College students--Civil rights.

College students.

High school students--Civil rights.

High school students.

United States.

Educational law and legislation--United States.

Educational law and legislation.

High school students--Civil rights--United States.

College students--Civil rights--United States.

Physical Description:

ix, 263 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]

Summary:

Free Speech on America's K-12 and College Campuses: Legal Cases from Barnette to Blaine covers the history of legal cases involving free speech issues on K-12 and college campuses, mostly during the fifty-year period from 1965 through 2015. While this book deals mostly with high school and college newspapers, it also covers religious issues (school prayer, distribution of religious materials, and use of school facilities for voluntary Bible study], speech codes, free speech zones, self-censorship due to political correctness, hate speech, threats of disruption and violence, and off-campus speech, including social media. Randy Bobbitt provides a representative sampling of cases spread across these five decades and subject areas. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface

The schoolhouse gate

High school media

College media

Religious issues

Speech codes, speech zones, and political incorrectness

Disruption, fighting words, and true threats: real and imagined

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bobbitt, Randy, 1955-, author. Free speech on America's K-12 and college campuses

ISBN:

9780739186473

0739186477

OCLC:

962141052