Article
Engaging the Spectrum: Civic Virtue and the Protection of Student Voice in School-Sponsored Forums
JOHN MARSHALL LAW REVIEW
(1991)
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
Disciplines
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/