04797nam a2200433 c 4500 BV050776238 DE-604 00000000000000.0 t| 260615s2026 xx b||| 00||| eng d 9780700641468 9780700641468 0700641467 0700641467 9780700641475 9780700641475 0700641475 0700641475 DE-604 ger rda Den Otter, Ronald C. (DE-588)140325913 aut Education in democracy the importance of free speech in American public schools Ronald C. Den Otter Lawrence, Kansas University Press of Kansas 2026 308 Seiten 24 cm Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Part I: An Overview and the Case for Censorship -- 1. Modern Free Speech Doctrine and US Supreme Court Student Speech Decisions -- 2. The Core Case for Censorship of Student Speech -- Part II: A Critique of the Constitutional Status Quo -- 3. Critique of Tinker and the Substantial Disruption Test -- 4. Critiques of Fraser, Hazelwood, Morse, and Mahoney -- Part III: A Constructive Defense of Student Speech -- 5. The Importance of Respect for Student Autonomy -- 6. Student Speech, Disagreement, and Civic Education -- 7. The Civil Virtue of Tolerance -- 8. The New Standard, Hate Speech, and Exceptions -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Index "Education in Democracy argues for the importance of the free speech of junior high school and high school students. Ronald Den Otter contends that US Supreme Court jurisprudence lacks consistency and clarity on this matter, tending to restrict this freedom and give school officials almost complete control, as in Justice Clarence Thomas's concurrence in Morse v. Frederick. Den Otter argues instead for a stricter version of the Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District substantial disruption test, proposing that public junior high and high school students should be treated the same as students at public universities"-- Provided by publisher "In contrast to recent efforts to restrict students by putting more power in the hands of parents and school officials, Ronald C. Den Otter makes a bold and rigorously argued case for respecting the autonomy of students and expanding their free-speech rights.In recent years, the debate over student speech has roiled college campuses and elicited a wave of books and articles, from both the Right and the Left, over what speech is permissible and who should receive a platform to speak. What has largely been overlooked in this debate is the freedom of speech-or lack thereof-enjoyed by junior high and high school students in American public schools.Education in Democracy makes a powerful case for why free speech is just as important, if not even more so, for secondary education students as it is for those in higher education. As Ronald C. Den Otter shows, US Supreme Court jurisprudence on this topic lacks consistency and clarity, tending to restrict freedom for these students while giving school officials almost complete control, as in Justice Clarence Thomas's concurrence in Morse v. Frederick. Den Otter argues instead for a stricter version of the Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District substantial disruption test, proposing that public junior high and high school students should be treated the same as students at public universities.Without ignoring the challenges of hate speech, Den Otter makes a bold and impassioned argument for respecting the autonomy of all students and developing their autonomous capacities. Paternalistic treatment of students in the form of censorship by school authorities is morally and constitutionally unacceptable, according to Den Otter. Instead, American society should see public schools as laboratories in pluralism and democracy, places where students cultivate the civic virtue of tolerance and learn how to disagree in a responsible way. Doing so requires the bedrock foundation of free speech"-- Provided by pu Democracy and education / United States Academic freedom / United States Communication in education / United States Freedom of speech / United States Démocratie et éducation / États-Unis Liberté de l'enseignement / États-Unis Communication en éducation / États-Unis Liberté d'expression / États-Unis LAW / Civil Rights LAW / Educational Law & Legislation oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-036120595 (DE-599)BVBBV050776238 eng DE-188 txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier