Publications
The publications provided here are meant to provide our users with a fast method of understanding their rights and school law, in addition to understanding important educational issues.
Our publications (with expected completion dates):
The First Amendment in School - A Guide to Fundamental Rights and How to Protect Them
A Free, Appropriate Education - A Brief Guide to Rights and Law in Special Education
Search and Seizure Limitations - Privacy, Safety, and the Law
School Discipline Limitations - May 2007
Equality in School: Rights and Restrictions in Policy - June 2007
Student and Youth Rights Outside of School: Issues and Injustices - July 2007
Please note: if we do not cover something in one of our publications, it can most likely be found in our Database.
Other publications available online for free from other organizations:
Student Rights Handbook (NYRA, PDF format; direct link - used with permission)
A Guide to Education and NCLB (Dept. of Education, PDF format)
Guide to Individual Education Program (IEP) (Dept. of Education, PDF and Word formats available)
Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber Dissidents (Reporters Without Borders, PDF format; 2 PDFs available)
Freechild Publications - Covering student involvement in schools and social change led by young people.
ELC-PA Publications - Based in Pennsylvania, this organization publishes many general guides relating to school law and special education that apply to residents in all 50 states.
Books and suggested offline reading:
Dumbing Us Down - "[Gatto] contends that students are more programmed to conform to economic and social norms rather than really taught to think" - Library Journal
Dangerous Schools - "...according to Dr. Hyman, a Temple University education professor, educators are more likely to be the perpetrators of violence than students" - Publishers Weekly
At Zero Tolerance - "At Zero Tolerance examines violence and violence prevention from the perspectives of policy, institutional reform, and the individuals most affected by the crisis, namely, youths caught in cycles of victimization and victimizing" - ASFAR's Bookstore
The Teenage Liberation Handbook - Tired of the system? This may be your answer.
Help at Any Cost - a truly disturbing must-read for all parents and youth regarding "behavior modification facilities," AKA "boot camps".
An American Gulag - Another great, if disturbing, read on the "teen help" industry.
All books listed are shown on Amazon.com, but they may be available locally in your area as well.
