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This unique reference has introduced countless students to the field of legal studies by studying Supreme Court issues that directly affect young people. For this fourth edition, new Supreme Court cases are incorporated on topics like strip searches at school, the use of race in school admissions, student protest or religious speech, and the constitutional implications surrounding trends like home schooling and rising gun violence in America's schools.
The Other Lines We Draw at School: Wealth, Gender, Citizenship, and Sexual Orientation
The Other Lines We Draw at School: Wealth, Gender, Citizenship, and Sexual Orientation
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal …” DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (JULY 4, 1776)
Because the guiding purpose behind passage of the equal protection clause in 1868 was to stamp out white supremacy, government classification along racial lines is presumed to be wrong and triggers the very close look we call “strict scrutiny.” In this chapter we examine four other types of line drawing and how the courts approach them.
Wealth of the School District
Public schools are often places ...
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