Managing Student Speech in Public Schools & The Modern “Schoolhouse Gate”

In today’s world of ubiquitous real-time communication by and amongst students, it is critical for public school administrators to understand where protected speech strays too far and becomes punishable speech. This workshop will lay out the basic parameters for student speech in public schools and specifically address when harmful speech occurs outside the literal “schoolhouse gate” and what are the school’s rights and obligations to address such speech.