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Engaging the Spectrum: Civic Virtue and the Protection of Student Voice in School-Sponsored Forums
JOHN MARSHALL LAW REVIEW (1991)
  • Robert R.M. Verchick, Loyola University New Orleans
Abstract
This article suggests a new justification for protecting student speech that specifically addresses the need for free expression and inquiry in school- sponsored forums. Starting with the proposition that student speech prepares one for self-government, I suggest we re-define the kind of self-government to which we ask students to aspire. By recasting our conception of democracy in a way that highlights universal participation and group transformation, we will find a theory of government much closer to the values of group discovery and social reform.
Keywords
  • first amendment,
  • student speech,
  • free speech,
  • educational theory,
  • civic republicanism
Publication Date
1991
Citation Information
Robert R.M. Verchick. "Engaging the Spectrum: Civic Virtue and the Protection of Student Voice in School-Sponsored Forums" JOHN MARSHALL LAW REVIEW Vol. 24 (1991)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_verchick/37/