| Description |
232 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) and index. |
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Periodical bibliography (page 212). |
| Contents |
Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Are all school policies necessary and effective? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Student drug testing programs deter drug use / Office of National Drug Control Policy -- 2. Student drug testing programs are ineffective and harmful / National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws -- 3. Zero tolerance policies are effective and appropriate / Gerald N. Tirozzi (part 1) ; Department for Education and Skills (part 2) -- 4. Zero tolerance policies are ineffective and harsh / American Psychological Association Zero Tolerance Task Force -- 5. Science classes need disclaimers that evolution is only a theory / Christian Law Association -- 6. Science classes do not need disclaimers that evolution is only a theory / Selman v. Cobb County School District -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. Do school policies ensure students' safety? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Metal detectors maintain school safety / Office of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg -- 2. Metal detectors create a hostile learning environment / Elora Mukherjee -- 3. Surveillance technology keeps schools secure / Rebecca Sausner -- 4. School surveillance technology is totalitarian / Ronnie Casella -- 5. School Internet filters protect children from inappropriate content / Becta (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) -- 6. School Internet filters are ineffective / T. A. Callister Jr. and Nicholas C. Burbules -- Periodical bibliography -- |
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ch. 3. Do school policies respect students' rights? -- Chapter preface -- 1. School uniforms stifle freedom of expression / Northwest Florida Daily News (part 1) ; Kent J. Fetzer (part 2) -- 2. School uniforms do not stifle freedom of expression / Mike Kelly -- 3. Students' due process rights are limited / Claire R. La Roche -- 4. Students' due process rights are overbroad / Peter H. Schuck -- 5. Students have a right to form gay/straight alliances / American Civil Liberties Union -- 6. Students do not have a right to form gay/straight alliances / Linda P. Harvey-- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. What school policies are needed in the future? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Cell phones should be banned in schools / Armstrong Williams -- 2. Cell phones should not be banned in schools / Randi Weingarten -- 3. Schools should enact cyberbullying policies / Nancy Willard -- 4. School cyberbullying policies are not needed / Carmine Boal -- 5. Schools should implement policies to help combat obesity / Ron Haskins, Christina Paxson, and Elisabeth Donahue -- 6. Schools should make accommodations for safer student travel / Deb Moore -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index. |
| Subject |
School management and organization -- United States.
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Students -- Civil rights -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Carroll, Jamuna.
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| ISBN |
9780737738261 hardcover |
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073773826X hardcover |
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9780737738278 paperback |
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0737738278 paperback |
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