Know Your Rights: Student Rights Fact Sheet

Know Your rights

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund says students and teachers should “Know Your Rights” with this brand new, free printable resource of essential Supreme Court cases about student rights. Designed for easy printing, sharing and posting in classrooms, “Know Your Rights” is a great tool to spark classroom discussions and to provide at a glance guidance to how the law affects free expression in schools.

“Over the years we’ve seen many cases where people have bowed to censorship pressure because they weren’t aware that the law was on their side,” says CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein. “This tool gives students and teachers a road map to understand their essential rights in education, and how CBLDF is here to help if those rights are ever threatened.” 

Print it, share it, and display Know Your Rights prominently. By exhibiting this guide to crucial First Amendment Supreme Court Cases, you can engage and energize others around you to stand up for intellectual freedom with you every day! 

CBLDF gratefully acknowledges that “Know Your Rights!” was created with art by Matthew Loux and written with the support of legal intern Joshua Smith. Thank you!

 

About the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization protecting the freedom to read comics! Our work protects readers, creators, librarians, retailers, publishers, and educators who face the threat of censorship. We monitor legislation and challenge laws that would limit the First Amendment. We create resources that promote understanding of comics and the rights our community is guaranteed. Every day we publish news and information about censorship events as they happen. We are partners in the Kids’ Right to Read Project and Banned Books Week. Our expert legal team is available at a moment’s notice to respond to First Amendment emergencies. CBLDF is a lean organization that works hard to protect the rights on which our community depends.  Please support our important work!

 

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