Talk:Student rights in higher education

Expansion

 * I have noticed that there has been little activity on this page since 2006/2007 and it still needs some expansion. Right now there is a lot of information form the US. I know that this is a difficult article to write since a lot of rights are hidden in court precedents and often differ form state to state but I think we can add substance by finding those court cases even if they do not apply in all states. They are still helpful to students who may want to use them to argue their case in their own states in court or at their own institutions. It is benchmarking and this is important.


 * If you have any information form other countries or continents, please jump in and write. It is ok if you aren't the best writer in the world, just let me know and Ill do some editing if needed.Tovegrant (talk) 20:20, 13 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Also if anyone wants to take over the US k-12 section, I think the person who was writing it abandoned it ...so it is up for grabs. Just try to use the same format through out the article if you can — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tovegrant (talk • contribs) 20:23, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

I'll be extending this article to have these sections during the next month.

EXAMINATIONS AND EXAMPLES OF THE RIGHTS THAT ARE LIMITED IN SCHOOLS -accusations -counter provided in Supreme court decisions and from school administrators EXAMINATION OF SCHOOLS POWER TO LIMIT STUDENT'S RIGHTS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL -TLI vs. Board of Education DUE PROCESS IN SCHOOLS -accusations -counter provided in Supreme court decisions and from school administrators BRAINWASHING defined as Unalienable right to invent youself. Do schools brainwash? CIVIL DISOBIEDANCE IN SCHOOLS -Walkouts -protests SOLUTIONS Student's Rights groups, etc.

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POV
POV - This is an extrmely biased article &mdash;the preceding comment is by 66.204.59.141 - April 18, 2006 : Please sign your posts!


 * It's not so much POV - though there is certainly some of that - as stubby and rather badly structured. The first para should be a general intro, rather than a reference to a specific case from a specific country. I'll have a go at improving it slightly, but it'll still not be great and should be much longer, with plenty of examples - preferably not with 95% of them from the US! Loganberry (Talk) 10:41, 13 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Article seemed abandoned, cleaned up a lot of POV issues, please make recs for changes. I'm plugging away at ti slowly over time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tovegrant (talk • contribs) 20:24, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

bong hits 4 jesus
needs some coverage of the bong hits 4 jesus case. I would do it myself, but it would sound stupid. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.115.120.12 (talk) March 23, 2007

Splitting page (higher education and K-12)
This page is mainly higher Ed oriented, not grade school. The grade school content I removed is here incase someone wants to create one for k-12. It is not enough content to make an article right now.

Primary and Secondary Schools
In 1969, the United States federal courts, in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, ruled that, "Students do not shed their constitutional rights... at the schoolhouse gate." The Morse v. Frederick trial was a First Amendment student free speech case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on March 19, 2007. The case involves Joseph Frederick, a then 18-year-old high school senior in Juneau, Alaska, 24 at the time of the decision, who was suspended for 10 days after displaying a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner across the street from his high school during the Winter Olympics Torch Relay in 2002. In addition to the United States Constitution granting Freedom of Expression Rights to public school students, some state constitutions afford greater rights to public school students than those granted by the United States Constitution. For example, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 71, sec. 82 grants broader rights to public secondary school schools regarding Rights of Students to Freedom of Expression.
 * Right to constitutional rights
 * Right to free speech
 * State level rights

In Massachusetts, for instance, k-12 students are entitled to freedom of expression through speech, symbols, writing, publishing and peaceful assembly on school grounds. The Public secondary school legislation entitled "right of students to freedom of expression; limitations; definitions" says students have: "The right of students to freedom of expression in the public schools of the commonwealth shall not be abridged, provided that such right shall not cause any disruption or disorder within the school. Freedom of expression shall include without limitation, the rights and responsibilities of students, collectively and individually, (a) to express their views through speech and symbols, (b) to write, publish and disseminate their views, (c) to assemble peaceably on school property for the purpose of expressing their opinions. Any assembly planned by students during regularly scheduled school hours shall be held only at a time and place approved in advance by the school principal or his designee." The result is students in the public secondary schools in Massachusetts are only held to the “Tinker” standard regarding Freedom of Expression. Tovegrant (talk)Tove

Proposed Edits
Fellow Editors

I wish to Include the following edits/section as I noticed updates and some modifications are needed.

I hope I can get your feedback.

Thank you.

American student rights to read The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) through its Executive Committee reaffirmed ther Guideline on the Students Right to Read in November 2012. The statement was first developed in 198. It was modified in April 2009 in compliance with the NCTE Policy on the Involvement of People of Color. Another revision was made in September 2018. http://www2.ncte.org/statement/righttoreadguideline/ The Students’ Right to Read presents resources that can facilitate discussions and guarantee students’ unhampered access to all texts. The beginning of the Students’ Right to Read refers to an original NCTE statement entitled, “Request for Reconsideration of a Work,” prepared by the Committee on the Right to Read of the National Council of Teachers of English.” The present Students’ Right to Read statement embodies a revised second edition building on the work of NCTE members that will ensure students have the freedom to choose to read any text and prevent “efforts of individuals or groups to curtail the freedom of choice of others.” Freedom of Speech: The Students' Right to Read (And Speak): Sources for Help in Formulating Policy Thomas L. Tedford The English Journal Vol. 63, No. 9 (Dec. 1974), pp. 14-16 Censorship is one of the threats to education. The problem of censorship is that it does not give students an adequate and clear picture of values, ideals, and issues of their culture. Donelson, K. L. (1972). The students' right to read. Urbana, Ill.]: National Council of Teachers of English. Censorship in schools has become a complex situation. Variables involved affect the way young students learn as well as the method of schools in educating children. Censorship in educational institutions is a complex situation because there are many variables that can affect the way children learn and the manner by which schools educate young learners. Censorship in schools usually exists in the form of the removal or manipulation of materials or learning processes. Censorship in Schools Victoria Sherrow Enslow, 1996 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 128 pages NCAC The National Coalition against Censorship (NCAC) compiled materials related to censorship in schools that students, parents, and educators can use. https://ncac.org/resource/first-amendment-in-schools The Guide cited that the First Amendment protects the right of Americans to speak and think freely. The First Amendment also safeguards the capacity of educators to carry out their judgment in conformity to professional standards. It provides the leeway or freedom to create learning environments that will effectively assist the youth to gain skills and knowledge in becoming self-reliant and productive. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment LOBOSKYJOJO (talk) 00:16, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

Student Rights USA
Can this be included under the sub-section of the United States?

Thank you

LOBOSKYJOJO (talk) 03:51, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

Student rights The United States Department of Education defined the Office for Civil Rights as responsible for enforcing some federal civil rights laws that disallow discrimination in programs or activities that get funds from its department. Discrimination refers to color, race, sex, national origin, age, and disabilities. Said laws cover colleges and universities, state education agencies, state vocational rehabilitation agencies, elementary and secondary school systems, museums, and libraries receiving funds from the education department. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintprocess.html https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/know.html?src=ft - -

I (writing anonymously because my login is engefargle, and adding here because of title relevancy) believe Krebs v. Rutgers 797 F. Supp. 1246 (D.N.J. 1992) which involved both FERPA1974 & Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-579, 5 USC 552a) should also be cited. Law students challenged the passing about by professors through class-rooms of grade sheets & such with students Socialist InSecurity Numbers. PA1974 explicitly applies to all federal, state, & local government agencies, regardless of whether they are "educational" (or at least did in its original form). FERPA applies to all "educational" operations, whether government or private. A bizarre judge twist in this one is that he decreed the president of the college was officially immune because he is an agent of the government, and then asserted Rutgers was not a government agency for purposes of the act...even though PA1974 applies only to government agencies, and hence, a reasonable person would expect, be explicitly over-riding the official immunity doctrine, and that, since only individual humans can choose, act, exercise mens rea, only individual misbehaving agents would be subject to penalties & fines, not tax-victims whose earnings go to fund the agencies & hence those agencies' agents. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.63.20.98 (talk) 13:58, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

Student Rights USA, poor grammar usage
I was able to add the correct punctuations where necessary and plural 's' to student where applicable. After which I tried to make change but was unlucky<!Florence Chinonyerem> Florence Chinonyerem (talk) 15:25, 22 October 2021 (UTC)Florence ChinonyeremFlorence Chinonyerem (talk) 15:25, 22 October 2021 (UTC)