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Student Walkouts and Political Speech at School 

ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union: This short Q&A document provides helpful information about students’ speech rights at school.

Coercion, Conscience, and the First Amendment: National School Boards Association 

NSBA, National School Boards Association: This comprehensive guide dives into legal precedent to answer questions about both students’ and teachers’ rights to speech.

Hate Speech is Showing Up in Schools. Censorship Isn’t the Answer 

The Washington Post:This perspective, co-authored by Mary Beth Tinker, explores the ways that race and income affect which students are allowed to exercise their speech rights in schools.

10 Questions for Young Changemakers: Democratic Knowledge Project

This resource from Harvard University helps young activists consider how much of their own lives and stories they feel comfortable sharing.