The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind
9781101871652, 9781101871669, 1101871652
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Table of contents :
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Locations of Key Supreme Court Decisions Involving Students’ Constitutional Rights
Introduction
1. Early Encounters with Race, Culture, Religion, and Patriotism
2. Freedom of Expression from Black Armbands to BONG HiTS 4 JESUS
3. Suspensions, Corporal Punishment, and Intolerable “Zero Tolerance” Policies
4. Policing Student Investigations: Searching Students’ Bodies, Suspicionless Drug Testing, and Miranda Warnings
5. Equal Protection I: Racial Segregation and the Enduring Battle over Brown v. Board of Education
6. Equal Protection II: Funding Disparities, Sex Separations, and Unauthorized Immigration
7. The Quiet Détente over Religion and Education
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
A Note About the Author