Student Rights

For liberty to be preserved, it must be nurtured in the hearts and minds of young people. The ACLU educates students about the many important rights they have and supports those who exercise their rights. In doing so, we help to prepare the next generation of guardians of liberty.

PSA to Student Protestors: You Have Rights

Washington Law Protects Against Suspensions for Walkouts

REPORT: Washington Schools Routinely Physically Restrain and Isolate Students

Advocates call on the Legislature to Clarify the Law and Adopt Reforms to Protect Students

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Racial Justice and Free Speech Resources

Resources for administrators, teachers, parents, and students on racial justice and free speech

Resources

M.G. v. Yakima School District No. 7

Exclusion of a student of color from school

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Bellevue School District v. E.S.

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Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District no. 1

In a friend-of-the-court brief, the ACLU argued that states and school districts should be permitted to carefully craft measures that flexibly use race as one of several factors to eliminate racially and ethnically segregated classrooms.

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Racial Justice

Student Rights

Youth