| Description |
207 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered).
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-203) and index. |
| Contents |
Do all youth have equal access to a quality education? No Child Left Behind Act protects the right of all students to receive a quality education / Rod Paige -- No Child Left Behind Act does not protect the right of all students to receive a quality education / Stan Karp -- Affirmative action in college admissions ensures equality / Graciela Elizabeth Geyer, interviewed by Nic Paget-Clarke -- Affirmative action in college admissions is discrimination / George W. Bush -- Subsidizing college tuition for illegal immigrants is just / American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California -- Subsidizing college tuition for illegal immigrants is unfair / Ward Connerly -- Are schools justified in restricting students' expression? Allowing religious expression in school violates students' rights / Ellen Johnson -- Allowing religious expression in school protects students' rights / Mathew D. Staver -- Suppressing threatening speech infringes on students' rights / David L. Martinson -- Suppressing threatening speech is necessary and constitutional / David L. Stader -- School dress codes limit students' freedom to expression / Charles Haynes -- School dress codes are necessary and constitutional / Stephen Daniels. |
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Should schools be allowed to infringe on students' rights to privacy? Random school searches undermine students' privacy rights / Joe Blankenau, Mark Leeper -- Random school searches ensure safety and are constitutional / Mitchell L. Yell, Michael E. Rozalski -- Students have the right to receive family planning services without parental notification / Abigail English, Carol A. Ford -- Parents have the right to know when their children receive family planning services at school / Tanya L. Green -- Patriot Act threatens students' privacy rights / Amy Miller, Ryan Lozar -- Patriot Act infringes on international students' privacy rights / part I: Sonia Mukhi ; part II: Kate McCormack -- Patriot Act protects privacy rights / part I: Viet D. Dinh ; part II: Johnny N. Williams -- Do school drug policies violate students' rights? Random drug testing is harmful and infringes on students' rights / Fatema Gunja et al. -- Random drug testing is necessary and does not violate students' rights / David G. Evans -- School zero tolerance policies for drugs are unjust / Russell J. Skiba -- School zero tolerance policies for drugs are necessary / Patrick Tobin -- Student drug offenders should have access to federal financial aid / Drug Policy Alliance -- Student drug offenders do not deserve federal financial aid / Joyce Nalepka. |
| Indexed In: |
Wilson's senior High School, November 2006 |
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School Library Journal, December 2005 |
| Summary |
Presents a collection of twenty-five essays that address the controversial issues of student's rights, and discusses school policies in regard to free expression of speech and when that expression becomes inappropriate. |
| Audience |
Young Adult Follett Library Resources |
| Subject |
Students -- Civil rights.
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Students -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Students -- United States -- Civil rights.
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Students -- United States -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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| Added Author |
Carroll, Jamuna.
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| ISBN |
0737730889 (alk. paper) |
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0737730897 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780737730883 (alk. paper) 90000 |
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