A Day of Silence, a Day of Truth, and a Lawsuit

Autor/inn/en	Fusarelli, Bonnie C.; Eaton, Lucy E.
Titel	A Day of Silence, a Day of Truth, and a Lawsuit
Quelle	In: Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 14 (2011) 2, S.35-48 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1555-4589
DOI	10.1177/1555458911410208
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Freedom of Speech; Student Participation; Religion; Constitutional Law; State Church Separation; School Personnel; Ethics; Court Litigation; Public Schools; Civil Rights; Religious Factors; School Districts; Case Studies; Administrator Role; Homosexuality; Social Bias; High Schools; Rural Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Redefreiheit; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Staatsrecht; Kirche-Staat-Beziehung; Schulpersonal; Ethik; Rechtsstreit; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; School district; Schulbezirk; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Homosexualität; High school; Oberschule; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen
Abstract	This case study focuses on issues of freedom of speech and freedom of religion in public schools. It involves a rural, southern high school where a group of students participated in a Day of Silence. The school allowed the students to participate based on the principal's understanding of the students' First Amendment rights. However, the next day, the principal prohibited a student from participating in a Day of Truth. She believed that student participation in a Day of Truth could be viewed as the school's endorsement of religion and violates the doctrine of separation of church and state. The principal's decision had far reaching consequences in this religiously conservative community, including a lawsuit against the school district. This case study provides an opportunity for both practicing and aspiring school leaders to explore a number of administrative, legal, and ethical dilemmas utilizing a framework grounded in the principles of social justice, equity, and diversity. Students can reflect on and engage with both legal and social justice issues through reading and discussing this case. Hopefully, this case study will lead to a discussion of queer issues using an authentic school story. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10