Book Removals from School Libraries and Students' First Amendment Rights.

Coggins, Timothy L.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Book Removals from School Libraries and Students' First Amendment Rights.

Coggins, Timothy L.

School Law Bulletin, v17 n3 p17-21 Sum 1986

The "Pico v. Island Trees Union Free School District" decision affirmed students' right to receive information under the First Amendment and concluded that removing books from school libraries infringes on that right. Book removals solely to suppress ideas are open to court review in the absence of clearly established administrative guidelines. Cites references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Boards of Education, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Freedom, Library Collections, Moral Values, School Libraries, Student Rights

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers; Parents; Students

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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