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Students & the First Amendment

Young Adult Civics Session
2023-09-19 18:45:00 2023-09-19 19:45:00 America/New_York Students & the First Amendment Teens are invited to join in this documentary and discussion considering students' right to free speech in school. This event is for teens in grades 6-12. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Tuesday, September 19
6:45pm - 7:45pm

Add to Calendar 2023-09-19 18:45:00 2023-09-19 19:45:00 America/New_York Students & the First Amendment Teens are invited to join in this documentary and discussion considering students' right to free speech in school. This event is for teens in grades 6-12. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Teens are invited to join in this documentary and discussion considering students' right to free speech in school. This event is for teens in grades 6-12.

We take for granted that the First Amendment to the Constitution states:

Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...

But how does freedom of expression apply to students? 

We'll watch the short documentary First Amendment: Student Freedom of Speech produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center and talk about the film and our own ideas. 

Contact Megan at mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org for more information. 

First Amendment: Student Freedom of Speech
Annenberg Public Policy Center, 2022
28 minutes | Not Rated

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Teens | Legal |

TAGS: | Teens | movies | Documentary & Discussion | current events | Constitution Week |

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
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James Cahill
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