Students Rights

The ACLU of Ohio strives to protect the civil rights and liberties of students both inside and outside the classroom.

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The ACLU of Ohio strives to protect the civil rights and liberties of students both inside and outside the classroom. We believe schools have a responsibility to foster safe learning environments, while respecting students’ constitutional rights to privacy, free speech, religious liberty, and freedom of expression. Our institutions of education must remain places free of censorship and reject efforts to stifle diversity of thought or the unique perspectives and experiences of students.

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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: Students Rights
News & Commentary
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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)