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Corathers, Don – Teaching Theatre, 1998
Recounts the case of a high school drama teacher in North Carolina who was disciplined after she chose a play for her students to perform, Lee Blessing's "Independence," which contained characters and language a parent found objectionable. Discusses the legal case that ensued and implications for academic freedom and the First Amendment.…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Community Attitudes, Drama, High Schools
Olson, Lyle D.; And Others – Communication: Journalism Education Today, 1995
Discusses the progress of anti-Hazelwood legislation, and lists the five states with student free expression laws: California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, and Massachusetts. Notes that 16 states have made no attempts to counteract the ruling of Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. Describes the limits of the laws existing in the five states with…
Descriptors: Censorship, Freedom of Speech, High Schools, Journalism
