Las Animas - Bent County Library District

Explores free speech and expression issues for teenagers, using material drawn from a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources.

Through commentary, excerpts of relevant cases, and exercises and class projects, this book provides students with the tools to gain an understanding and appreciation of democratic freedoms and challenges, underscoring students' responsibility in preserving constitutional principles.

This film tells the story of Jamie Nabozny, a gay student who endured relentless bullying in both middle and high school despite seeking help from school administrators. Jamie fought back, not with his fists but in a courtroom. His historic federal case established that gay and lesbian students have a constitutional right to be free from harassment and bullying.

Explores issues of dress and dress codes for teenagers, using material drawn from a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources.

"By a brilliant young constitutional scholar at the University of Chicago--who clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia for Judge Merrick B. Garland and on the Supreme Court of the United States for Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer, and who also happens to be an elegant stylist--a powerfully alarming book concerned to vindicate the constitutional rights of public school students, so often trampled upon by the...

"From celebrated public intellectual and New York Times bestselling author, Stanley Fish, comes an urgent and sharply observed look at one of the most hotly debated issues of our time: freedom of speech"--