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May 7: What's Left of Student Free Speech Discussion at the New School, New York, NY

Wednesday, May 7, 7:00 p.m.
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center
Arnhold Hall
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: $8; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
Tickets: 212 229 5488 or boxoffice@newschool.edu

Nearly 40 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that students do not shed their right to freedom of speech "at the schoolhouse gate." Administrators, therefore, could not prohibit them from wearing black armbands in silent protest of the Vietnam War. Over the next three decades, the court chipped away at the case, and last year, it ruled that administrators could punish a student for displaying the message, "Bong Hits 4 Jesus."

This discussion examines what's left of student free speech, thorny issues such as offensive speech by students on blogs, and how to balance different philosophies of education in the context of the First Amendment.

Joan Bertin, moderator, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Censorship; Marjorie Heins, founder of Free Expression Policy Project, former fellow at Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and author of Not in Front of the Children; and Frank LoMonte, Executive Director of Student Press Law Center.

Sponsored by The Wolfson Center for National Affairs.

Starts05/07/2008
Ends05/07/2008
IssuesFamily & Society, Human Rights, Media, Politics/Government, Youth, Censorship, Legal Reform
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Posted on April 21, 2008 in Event / Call to action by SpecialPrograms