Annie's Day in Court: The Decision from the Bench.

Meyer, Randy

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ERIC Number: EJ523161

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Annie's Day in Court: The Decision from the Bench.

Meyer, Randy

School Library Journal, v42 n4 p22-25 Apr 1996

Discusses a Kansas court case that addressed First Amendment rights of students when a book was banned from a school library. Topics include motivation of school board members, students' rights to information versus denial of access to ideas, viewpoint discrimination, and educational suitability. A sidebar presents viewpoints of the book's author. (LRW)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Boards of Education, Books, Censorship, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Motivation, Personal Narratives, School Libraries, Social Bias, State Courts, Student Rights

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Kansas

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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