When schools paddle students, censor student-newspaper articles, and write dress codes aimed at kids鈥� hairstyles, they risk undercutting the civic principles they鈥檙e supposed to be instilling. But courts have long recognized that the U.S. Constitution鈥檚 reach into the schoolhouse is limited, although the exact limits can be murky. Learn more about the legal context surrounding free-speech, search-and-seizure, due-process, and other constitutional rights when it comes to minor students in schools.
Stephen Sawchuk, Assistant Managing Editor contributed to this video.
