Six Impossible Episodes: Back-to-Court
Summary
Hosts Tracy V. Wilson and Holly Fry explore six U.S. Supreme Court cases defining student rights in K-12 public schools. They examine landmark rulings on the Pledge of Allegiance, school prayer, and free speech, including Tinker v. Des Moines and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. The episode also covers the legality of corporal punishment in Ingraham v. Wright and search-and-seizure standards in New Jersey v. T.L.O. Finally, the hosts discuss listener mail regarding historical heat waves and declining lightning strike deaths.
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Introduction: Back to school and historical memories
Legal context: Private vs. public schools and K-12
West Virginia v. Barnette: Pledge of Allegiance ruling
Engel v. Vitale: Unconstitutionality of school prayer
Schempp v. County of Abington: Bible reading in schools
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Tinker v. Des Moines: Student free speech and armbands
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier: Censorship of school newspapers
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Ingraham v. Wright: Legality of corporal punishment
New Jersey v. T.L.O.: Student searches and 4th Amendment
Listener mail: Heat wave deaths and lightning strikes
Outro and final sponsors: AT&T, Zbound, and Beam
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