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• Freedom From Discrimination
• Freedom of Speech & Expression
• Religion in Schools
• Search & Seizure
• School Records
• Discipline: Suspension, Expulsion & Other Punishments

• Audio File #1:
      - Table of Contents
      - Preface
  
  
• Audio File #2:
      - Acknowledgements
      - Introduction
      - I. Right to a Free Public Education & Responsibility to Attend
  
  
• Audio File #3:
      - II. Freedom From Discrimination
         - Racial Discrimination
         - Gender Discrimination
         - Married, Pregnant and Parenting Students
         - Discrimination Based on Citizenship
         - Non-English Speaking Students
  
  
• Audio File #4:
         - Students With Educational Disabilities
         - Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
         - Immunizations
         - AIDS
  
  
• Audio File #5:
      - III. Freedom of Speech & Expression
         - Speech and Political Expression
         - Demonstrations
         - Hair and Dress Codes
         - Student Newspapers and Publications
         - Censorship of Information
         - Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
  
  
• Audio File #6:
      - IV. Religion in Schools
         - School Prayer
         - Moment of Silence
         - Released Time Programs
         - Religious Clubs
         - Holiday Displays
         - Vouchers
  
  
• Audio File #7:
      - V. Search & Seizure
         - Individual Searches
         - Mass Searches - Metal Detectors and Dogs
         - Searches of Desks and Lockers
         - Drug Testing
  
  
• Audio File #8:
      - VI. School Records
      - VII. Discipline: Suspension, Expulsion & Other Punishments
         - Students With Educational Disabilities
         - Duty to Prevent Suspension or Expulsion
         - The Difference Between Suspension and Expulsion
         - Valid Reasons for Suspension or Expulsion
  
  
• Audio File #9:
         - Suspensions of 10 Days or Fewer
         - Long-Term Suspensions or Expulsion
         - Special Discipline Rules for Serious Offenses
         - Alternative Education During Long Suspensions/Expulsions
         - Other Punishments
      - VIII. Conclusion
  
  
• Audio File #10:
      - Appendix-Referral Guide
      - Endnotes - Part I
  
  
• Audio File #11:
      - Endnotes - Part II