Teachers, School Boards, and the Curriculum: Who Is in Control?.

Russo, Charles J.; Delon, Floyd G.

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Publication Date: 1999

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Teachers, School Boards, and the Curriculum: Who Is in Control?

Russo, Charles J.; Delon, Floyd G.

NASSP Bulletin, v83 n610 p22-29 Nov 1999

Disagreements over teachers' First Amendment, academic-freedom rights in curricular contexts are again receiving judicial attention. Two federal cases involving termination of exemplary high-school drama and creative-writing teachers have upheld school boards' authority to control curriculum context in disagreements over permissable subject matter and language. (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Boards of Education, Censorship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Creative Writing, Discipline Policy, Drama, Freedom of Speech, High Schools, Teacher Dismissal, Teacher Rights, Teacher Transfer

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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