Students Rights

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Schools have a responsibility to provide a safe learning environment. They also have a responsibility to respect students’ constitutional rights to privacy, free speech, and religion. See our Students Take Action! page for ways to make a difference at school or on campus.

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Community and Conversation Through Banned Books Bingo

Banned Book Bingo has turned into one of our most popular events.
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ACLU of Ohio Urges Governor DeWine to Veto SB 1, Bill that Attacks Campus Free Speech and Bans DEI

Today the Ohio General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1, a harmful anti-free speech bill that strips public universities of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and creates overly-broad content regulations and restrictions.
Issue Areas: First Amendment, Students Rights
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Sub. Senate Bill 1 - Opponent Testimony

Like its predecessor, last session’s Senate Bill 83, Senate Bill 1 is an often confusing and contradictory mix of language and provisions that appears to have much less to do with actual policy than it does to inflame culture wars, which for many decades have targeted our colleges and universities.
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Senate Bill 34 – Opponent Testimony

At its core, SB 34 is a plainly obvious attempt to impose explicit religious beliefs and practices on young, captive audiences in our public schools. This is not a new phenomenon; it is but the latest coordinated effort of a decades long demand.
Court Case
Sep 23, 2023

Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District Board of Education, et al. (amicus)