The journal's 19th
Annual Educational Law and Social Justice Forum on May 31, 2018 featured a
special talk on “Speech and Protest in Public Schools” by Vanessa Hernandez, an
attorney and Youth Policy Director of the ACLU of Washington. Her lecture was videotaped and is now online
on the website of the Journal of Educational Controversy. Readers can find it on the link to "Public
Forums" on the journal's site at: https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/ or go directly
to: https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/public_forums.html A temporary link is also part of our
revolving videos above on this page.
The lecture covered a
wide range of topics. The speaker discussed
the law around student and teacher speech and protest in K-12 schools. In particular, the talk focused on emerging
issues around student protest, student clubs, the relationship between First
Amendment and antidiscrimination protections, teachers’ use of social media and
teacher and student engagement in political activity outside of school hours.
The event was cosponsored
by both the Journal of Educational Controversy and the Center of Education,
Equity and Diversity at Western Washington University.
