Grade 8 Position Paper: Student freedom of speech

Tim and Moby talk about student rights, including freedom of speech.

This is a list of articles about freedom of speech in schools. Read the summaries carefully. Not everything will be relevant to your question.

You may be asked for a log in. It is NOT the CAC Quick Login. You will need to check the password on the MHS library's homepage. Email Mrs. Fitzgerald, librarian@cacegypt.org, if you are a CAC student and need help accessing.

The Teen Health and Wellness database is a good resource for lots of issues that affect teens. This article talks about the legal rights of students, which includes freedom of speech. Read carefully as not all of it will fit your side of the issue.

This link will take you to a page with articles on both sides of the issue.

This link will take you to a page with a collection of items on the topic of social media.

The ACLU is the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization devoted to protecting the rights of Americans. This page has a list of student rights, including freedom of speech.

This site for the magazine Reason says its goal is to provide "fresh, unbiased information and insights to our readers, viewers, and listeners every day." It also says it is for free speech and free markets, so there may be bias towards viewpoints that are along those lines.

This article from The New York Times reports on a survey made among college students in the US.

This UK article discusses the difference under UK law of hate speech and free speech.

This document lists the human rights guaranteed by the European Union. Freedom of speech is number 10. Note that there are legal restrictions possible. Those are listed in the second paragraph. Read carefully.

Citation:
"European Convention on Human Rights." 1 June 2010. European Court on Human Rights. https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Convention_ENG.pdf