Student Rights, Free Speech, and Religion in Education

Student Rights

• Statutory Sources of Protection for Students Lists some laws that protect student rights. (FindLaw)
• Ten Commonly Asked Questions on Student Rights Covers free speech, religious instruction, and more. (FindLaw)
• Discipline and Punishment - Constitutional Rights of Students (FindLaw)
• Drug Testing: Background Information (FindLaw)
• School Violence and Weapons: Drug Testing (FindLaw)
• Drug Testing: Decisions from State Courts (FindLaw)
• Drug Testing - Federal Court Opinions (FindLaw)
• State Laws on Schools' Authority to Administer Medication and Drugs (FindLaw)
• School Authority to Administer Medication - General Policy Overview (FindLaw)
• State Laws on Schools' Authority to Administer Medication and Drugs (FindLaw)
• Common Provisions on Schools' Administering Medications, and Student Self-Administration (FindLaw)
• Schools' Authority on Dispensing Medication (FindLaw)

Free Speech

• Student Rights / Free Speech (FindLaw)
• Free Speech Lawsuits Involving Public Schools (FindLaw)
• Curriculum - Free Speech and Ideological Content (FindLaw)

Religion

• School Prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and Congress (FindLaw)
• School Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance: Constitutional Basis for Ban (FindLaw)
• School Prayer the Pledge of Allegiance, and a 'Minute of Silence' (FindLaw)
• School Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance: Background (FindLaw)
• The Pledge of Allegiance and Legal Challenges in Education (FindLaw)
• School Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance: Private Prayer and Secular Studies (FindLaw)
• School Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance: Types of Prayer Banned (FindLaw)
• School Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance: Local and State Law (FindLaw)
• No Child Left Behind Act: Sex Ed, School Prayer, Safety, and Drug Use (FindLaw)

• Committee for Children Issues & Actions Has information in sections on Bullying and Cyber Bullying among others.
• Sexual Harassment at School Make sure your child's school is doing all it should to prevent sexual harassment. (FindLaw)
• Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance Provides guidance on harassment of students by school employees, other students, or third parties. (U.S. Department of Education)
• Sexual Harassment Erodes the Notion That School is a Safe Place Excerpts from an interview with Nan Stein, a senior researcher and project director at Wellesley College's Center for Research on Women. (Harvard Education Letter)
• Sexual Harassment - It's Not Academic Discusses sexual harassment, Title IX and more. (U.S. Department of Education)
• Ten Frequently Asked Questions - What is Sexual Harassment? Covers sexual harassment by students, teachers, and other school employees. (FindLaw)
• More on this topic in the Civil Rights Center. (FindLaw)