(The Center Square) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin has come out with a new resource kit for students, teachers and parents in public schools that outlines how they can utilize their constitutional rights to free expression at the school level.
The toolkit, entitled “ Guide to Advocating For Your Civil Rights and Liberties in Wisconsin Schools ,” is meant “to empower students, parents, and teachers to understand and use their legal rights and protections in public schools.”
The guide specifically discusses the right to student protests, protecting teachers’ free speech and expression, encouraging pronoun and bathroom usage, maneuvering book bans, addressing bullying and harassment, and showing parents how to participate in school governance.
“The ACLU of Wisconsin believes that every student has the fundamental right to a safe, inclusive, and enriching learning environment,” the guide reads. “However, school districts across the state are facing challenges that constrict civil liberties in school and pose a significant threat to this ideal, such as book banning, discrimination, harassment, and censorship.”