Comments on: A Public Student’s Bill of Rights http://www.yaconline.com/blog/teens/bill-of-rights Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:54:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.yaconline.com/blog/teens/bill-of-rights/comment-page-1#comment-11 Ben Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:19:47 +0000 http://www.yaconline.com/staging/?p=62#comment-11 Connie, from what I understand is that the Equal Access Act (20 U.S.C. §§ 4071-74) allows student-led, special interest, non-curriculum clubs to organize in most U.S. high schools. This Act is only effective if there is already a group meeting this description. If the school is closing down all clubs and there is no longer a student-led club the school has a right to not allow a Bible Club anymore so long as they don't allow any other clubs. The All Stars program they are starting could be counted as a curriculum-based program and thus couldn't be used in the Equal Access Act. <br /> If, however, there are student-led clubs, each club must have equal access to meeting spaces, the PA system, school periodicals, bulletin board space, etc. School officials do have the right to monitor meetings and can require all clubs to follow a set of rules. The school may also limit meeting times and locations, but must apply rules equally to all groups. The school may prohibit people from the community from attending student clubs but again, they must apply this rule equally to all groups. Hope that helped a little! Connie, from what I understand is that the Equal Access Act (20 U.S.C. §§ 4071-74) allows student-led, special interest, non-curriculum clubs to organize in most U.S. high schools. This Act is only effective if there is already a group meeting this description. If the school is closing down all clubs and there is no longer a student-led club the school has a right to not allow a Bible Club anymore so long as they don’t allow any other clubs. The All Stars program they are starting could be counted as a curriculum-based program and thus couldn’t be used in the Equal Access Act.

If, however, there are student-led clubs, each club must have equal access to meeting spaces, the PA system, school periodicals, bulletin board space, etc. School officials do have the right to monitor meetings and can require all clubs to follow a set of rules. The school may also limit meeting times and locations, but must apply rules equally to all groups. The school may prohibit people from the community from attending student clubs but again, they must apply this rule equally to all groups.

Hope that helped a little!

]]> By: Connie Callaway http://www.yaconline.com/blog/teens/bill-of-rights/comment-page-1#comment-9 Connie Callaway Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:41:09 +0000 http://www.yaconline.com/staging/?p=62#comment-9 I'm a school teacher and want to have a Bible Club in my middle school. I have been told that all clubs are being cancelled so that students can come to an after school All Stars program to help our school increase the FCAT score. Can a Bible Club still exist here? Also, I have an old list of student's rights which also lists the right : of Christian clubs to have equal access to public bulletin boards, public address systems, booths at orientations, and pictures in the yearbook. Has this changed? Thanks! I’m a school teacher and want to have a Bible Club in my middle school. I have been told that all clubs are being cancelled so that students can come to an after school All Stars program to help our school increase the FCAT score. Can a Bible Club still exist here?
Also, I have an old list of student’s rights which also lists the right : of Christian clubs to have equal access to public bulletin boards, public address systems, booths at orientations, and pictures in the yearbook. Has this changed?
Thanks!

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