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STUDENTS' & YOUTH RIGHTS |
STUDENTS ARE NOT SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS!
In spite of the Supreme Court's ringing endorsement of students' rights in the landmark Tinker... |
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STUDENTS' RIGHTS: THE BASICS
Free Public Education / Discrimination / Freedom of Speech & Expression / Religion in Schools / Search & Seizure / School Records
You spend nearly half your waking hours in or around school from when you're six years old until (at least) you turn eighteen. Thus, it is very important that you know your rights and... |
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FORM AN ACLU CLUB AT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE CAMPUS
Student activism can have a powerful, national impact, and ACLU campus clubs are integral to the ACLU's mission to protect and expand civil liberties.
Campus groups play many important roles:
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IMPROVING EDUCATION FOR ALL
Implementing the ACLU Victory in Williams V. California
On May 17, 2000, the ACLU, along with other civil rights organizations, filed a lawsuit against the state of California because of the terrible conditions in many of its public schools.
Parents,... |
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STUDENTS: KNOW YOUR HEALTH RIGHTS
Your Health, Your Rights
If you’re a teen in California, you have rights. That’s what this booklet, Your Health, Your... |
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
A Quick Guide for LGBT High School Students
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students often face discrimination and harassment in their schools. Unfortunately, many school officials are unfamiliar with what the law requires them... |
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SPOKEN WORD ARTISTS SLAM FOR FREE SPEECH
Steve Connell and Sekou (tha misfit)
The First Amendment says, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the... |
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- September 09, 2010- SAN DIEGO ACLU FILES AMICUS IN TEACHER'S "GOD BANNERS" CASE- Finding a Balance Between the Free Speech and Establishment Clauses
- August 13, 2010- ACLU CHALLENGES FEES CHARGED BY SCHOOLS IN 3 COUNTY DISTRICTS- California Constitution Requires a Free Public Education
- August 03, 2010- ACLU CHALLENGES FEES CHARGED FOR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES- California Constitution Requires a Free Public Education
- July 20, 2010- MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL AGREES TO REVISE POLICY AND PAY DAMAGES TO LESBIAN TEENAGER DENIED CHANCE TO ATTEND PROM- Those Who Met Constance This Past Weekend Are Thrilled
- July 16, 2010- PROM STORIES: FACING DISCRIMINATION, OVERCOMING BARRIERS- Pride Week Multi-Generational Video Short Stories
- July 14, 2010- SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE ACTIONS AND POLICIES INFRINGE FREE SPEECH- ACLU Demand Letter: 8 Months Is Long Enough!
- May 27, 2010- ACLU'S DEFENSE OF U.S. FLAG-WEARING STUDENTS PERPLEXES THE RIGHT- Students' American Flag T-Shirts Are Protected Speech
- March 30, 2010- SAN DIEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT REVISES PARENTAL NOTIFICATION POLICIES- Brings District Into Conformity with State Laws
- March 17, 2010- SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SOUTH OF I-8- Education Consortium Report Paints Stark Picture
- March 12, 2010- VICTORY FOR FREE SPEECH ON UCSD CAMPUS- Student Council Lifts Freeze on Student Media Funding
- February 25, 2010- ACLU RESPONDS TO UCSD CONTROVERSY ON SEVERAL FRONTS- Condemns Hateful Conduct; Supports Free Speech; Calls for Structural Change to Promote Diversity
- February 22, 2010- ACLU STATEMENT ON UCSD'S RESPONSE TO THE ATROCIOUS 'COMPTON COOKOUT'- Speech--no matter how offensive--is protected by 1st Amendment
- December 18, 2009- ACLU SETTLES LITIGATION OVER FREE SPEECH VIOLATIONS BY FALLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL- Student Press Rights Vindicated--Now and for the Future
- November 24, 2009- UCSD PROPOSED SPEECH POLICY STILL NEEDS WORK- Many Constitutional Errors Fixed; Some Linger
- November 20, 2009- ACLU RESPONSE TO SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE PRESIDENT'S INTERVIEW- Statement May Be Attributed to David Blair-Loy, ACLU Legal Director
- November 09, 2009- SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE IS INFRINGING FREE SPEECH- ACLU Calls on College to Repudiate Restriction Policies and Apologize
- October 27, 2009- HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS: BECOME AN ACLU YOUTH ACTIVIST SCHOLAR-
- September 24, 2009- PINK-HAIRED CARDIFF STUDENT AND ACLU OBTAIN APOLOGY FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR PRINCIPAL’S “CLEARLY INAPPROPRIATE” STEREOTYPING - School District Expunges Detention Records
- September 18, 2009- CONSTITUTION DAY 2009 SURPASSES PREVIOUS YEARS' SUCCESSES- Students in 2 Classrooms Discuss Constitutional Fundamentals
- July 01, 2009- CIVIL LIBERTIES IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AWARD WINNERS- Greater San Diego Science Fair 2009
- June 17, 2009- HOMELAND SECURITY REVERSES CONTROVERSIAL DEPORTATIONS- Three Students Snatched On Their Way to School Allowed to Return to the U.S.
- June 11, 2009- SCHOOL APOLOGIZES FOR ILLEGALLY BANNING 6TH GRADER’S HARVEY MILK REPORT- Move Comes After ACLU Letter to School District
- April 20, 2009- FALLBROOK HIGH NEWSPAPER FINALLY PUBLISHES CENSORED ARTICLES- 'Special Edition' Doesn't Present Both Sides of Issue, ACLU Contends
- March 27, 2009- FALLBROOK HIGH NEWSPAPER TO PRINT CENSORED MATERIALS- ACLU Lawsuit Apparently Compels District Response
- March 13, 2009- VISTA PARENTAL NOTIFICATION POLICY CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED- Policy Puts Students' Health and Safety at Risk
- March 11, 2009- VISTA SCHOOL BOARD URGED TO REJECT PARENTAL NOTIFICATION POLICY- Protect the Health and Safety of Students and Uphold Their Constitutional Rights
- February 24, 2009- ACLU MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF LANDMARK STUDENT FREE SPEECH DECISION- 40 Years After Tinker v. Des Moines, School Officials Still Unconstitutionally Censoring Students
- January 19, 2009- EDUCATION EQUALITY APPEAL DELIVERED AT ALL PEOPLE'S BREAKFAST- Why We Can't Wait to Make A-G the Default Curriculum
- October 21, 2008- GROSSMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT RESCINDS POLICY INFRINGING ON STUDENT SPEECH RIGHTS- District Had Banned Speech on Prop 8
- August 24, 2008- VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 4- Keep Our Teens Safe
- May 30, 2008- EDUCATION REFORM COALITION HONORED BY LATINO UNITY COALITION-
- April 02, 2008- ACLU DEFENDS CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH IN PUBLIC SCHOOL- Update: Harper v. Poway Unified School District
- March 29, 2008- LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES NATIONAL ACLU YOUTH ACTIVIST SCHOLARSHIP- Valhalla High Senior Adam Lee Wins One of Only Fifteen Awards
- March 13, 2008- JOIN ACLU-SAN DIEGO IN CELEBRATING ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY!- With comedian Tom Smothers and scholar Erwin Chemerinsky
- December 31, 2007- BEST AND WORST OF 2007 - SAN DIEGO CIVIL LIBERTIES- ACLU List of Hope and Shame on the Voice of San Diego Blog
- December 12, 2007- SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PARENTAL NOTIFICATION POLICY CHALLENGED- ACLU & Others Raise Constitutional and Legal Concerns
- November 20, 2007- UCSD PROPOSED SPEECH POLICY THREATENS FREE SPEECH- ACLU Calls for Significant Revisions or Outright Rejection
- November 01, 2007- REPORT SURVEYS THE DAMAGE OF SAN DIEGO FIRES TO BASIC RIGHTS- Documents Human Rights Costs and Calls for Reforms to Make Sure Mistakes Aren’t Repeated
- October 06, 2007- UNDERSTANDING THE ACLU - Op-Ed in North County Times about cases that illuminate ACLU's defense of all
- September 18, 2007- ACLU COORDINATES SCORES OF PRESENTATIONS CELEBRATING THE CONSTITUTION- San Diego Lawyers Encourage Dialogue
- September 17, 2007- SDSU PROTESTS INJUSTICE IN JENA 6 CASES- ACLU Active in Fighting the Ongoing Travesty in Louisiana
- August 15, 2007- THANKS TO ACLU CASE, CALIFORNIA'S LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS ARE IMPROVING- Williams Implementation Report Released
- August 06, 2007- ACLU OFFERS STUDENT ACTIVIST SCHOLARSHIPS - $5000 College Scholarships to Young Civil Libertarians
- April 07, 2007- CURFEW SWEEP MISGUIDED AND WRONG, ACLU SAYS- Statement on "Netting" of 18 Young People out Past 10 p.m.
- March 14, 2007- ACLU FIGHTS TO PROTECT HARASSMENT OF LGBT STUDENTS- Donovan v. Poway Unified School District
- March 08, 2007- GANG INJUNCTION IN ESCONDIDO CAUSES CIVIL LIBERTIES CONCERNS- Court restricts rights before any crime is committed
- April 13, 2006- 15-YEAR-OLD FALLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL HONORS STUDENT DISCIPLINED FOR WEARING AN AMERICAN FLAG IN HER BACK POCKET- ACLU Demands School Back Off and Clear Record
- June 09, 1997- SAN DIEGO CURFEW LAW STRUCK DOWN BY APPEALS COURT- Too Vague, Restricts Free Speech, Violates Parents' Rights
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- September 17, 2010- CELEBRATE THE CONSTITUTION!- September 17th is Constitution Day!
- July 30, 2010- JULY IS ACLU PRIDE MONTH!- New Enewsletter Subscribers: Enter to Win an iPad!
- July 17, 2010- PRIDE PARADE! TAKE CONSTANCE MCMILLEN TO THE PROM!- Join the ACLU Pride Parade Contingent!
- March 24, 2010- APPLY FOR AN ACLU CIVIL LIBERTIES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD- Large Cash Prizes for High School Science Fair Projects that Promote Civil Liberties
- December 10, 2009- CELEBRATE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY WITH 'HUMAN RIGHTS EXPRESSIONS'- Free Expression is a Core Human Right
- November 13, 2009- FREEDOMS OF EXPRESSION- Comedians, Musicians, Poets and Performers
- October 28, 2009- SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL- Screening: 9500 Liberty Street with ACLU Commentary
- September 17, 2009- CELEBRATE THE U.S. CONSTITUTION!- September 17th is Constitution Day 2009!
- July 01, 2009- CIVIL LIBERTIES IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AWARDS CEREMONY- Presented at Ethics Center's Free Forum on Privacy
- June 09, 2009- SD SCHOOL BOARD TO VOTE ON A-G FOR ALL!- Demonstrate support for quality education for ALL students
- April 19, 2009- ACLU'S ACTION SUMMIT: RECLAIMING OUR VOICES- Keynote Speaker: Rep. John Lewis from Atlanta!
- February 13, 2009- PROP. 4, PROP. 8 AND BEYOND: HOW DIVISIVE INITIATIVES THREATEN OUR RIGHTS AND COMMUNITIES- Plus: ACLU SDIC Annual Meeting and Board Election
- October 13, 2007- SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL- October 11 - 18, 2007
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- March 17, 2010- ED CONSORTIUM STUDY FINDS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES LAGGING SOUTH OF I-8- "Preparing for the Future: An Analysis of 'A-G' Course Availability at San Diego Unified School District"
- December 20, 2006- YOUR HEALTH, YOUR RIGHTS: TEEN PRIVACY & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH- December 2006
- May 01, 2006- KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: STUDENT PROTESTS AND WALK OUTS- May 1, 2006
- April 31, 2006- LA LIBERTAD DE EXPRESION EN ESCUELA- 1 Mai 2006
- April 30, 2006- KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: PROTESTORS, ACTIVISTS, AND DEMONSTRATORS- May 1, 2006
- August 01, 2003- SEX EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS- Are Students Learning What They Need to Know?
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