Do you have to be vaccinated to go to school?
Do your parents oppose you being vaccinated for personal or religious reasons? Too bad says California governor Jerry Brown. California
CategoryStudent Rights at School
Your First Amendment rights at school, cell phone use & more.
Can you get in trouble for cross dressing at school?
In recent years, school dress codes have come under attack while students cross dressing at school, girls wearing tuxes and boys
Is hazing illegal?
Hazing laws exist in most states to protect students from serious harm, usually physical, and even death as there have
What does affirmative action mean?
In an effort to compensate for past offenses against African Americans regarding slavery and racial discrimination, the United States coined the term
Do students have a right to express themselves at school through music & art?
Are you at liberty in school to sing or write music using any words or phrases? Does the method of communication give
What is Title IX and how does it affect me?
In 1972, Congress passed the Equal Opportunity in Education Act, popularly referred to as Title IX (sometimes referred to as
Is wearing the confederate flag to school protected as “symbolic speech”?
The display of the Confederate flag, as shown here, has been the subject of numerous lawsuits. In January, 2009, a
Do any states have laws that protect student expression rights?
The answer is yes – there are a handful of states with laws regarding different forms of student expression rights. As you know,
Do students have a right to cell phone privacy while at school?
In May, 2007 a school security officer at Monarch High School in Colorado saw a 16-year-old sophomore smoking in the
Do students with AIDS have a right to an education?
Ryan White was thirteen years old when he was diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS. He had been infected