The “I ♥ Boobies” Case: Educators, Not Judges, Should Define the Boundaries of Decent Speech in Schools

Fossey,Richard; DeMitchell,Todd

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The “I ♥ Boobies” Case: Educators, Not Judges, Should Define the Boundaries of Decent Speech in Schools

by Todd A. DeMitchell & Richard Fossey - May 18, 2011

May a school punish students for wearing breast-cancer awareness bracelets that include the word "Boobies"? A federal court says no.

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Todd DeMitchell University of New Hampshire E-mail Author TODD A. DEMITCHELL is Professor and Chair of the Department of Education and Lamberton Professor of Justice Studies at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire. Richard Fossey University of North Texas E-mail Author RICHARD FOSSEY is a Professor and Mike Moses Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.

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