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What schools ban and why
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What schools ban and why

Author: R Murray Thomas
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: R Murray Thomas
ISBN: 9780313352980 0313352984
OCLC Number: 214935179
Description: vii, 282 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Forbidden environments ; The book's purpose ; A framework for interpreting bans ; Conclusion -- Books ; Illustrative cases ; Who challenges books? ; Suggestions for school practice -- Computers and the Internet ; Schools' computer prohibitions ; Suggestions for school practice -- Movies, television, and photographs ; Typical controversies ; Suggestions for school practice -- Garb ; Significant societal conditions ; Features of the garb debate ; Illustrative cases ; Suggestions for school practice -- Food and drink ; The adversaries ; Illustrative cases ; Suggestions for school practice -- Speech ; The evolution of speech policies ; The influence of personal values ; Word-meaning problems ; Political considerations ; Schools' speech codes ; Suggestions for school practice -- Bullying and sexual annoyances ; Bullying ; Hazing ; Sexual annoyances ; Suggestions for school practice -- Music ; Religious music ; Morally offensive lyrics ; Suggestions for school practice -- Vandalism ; Forms of vandalism ; Treating vandals ; Suggestions for school practice -- Drugs, alcohol, and tobacco ; Illegal drugs ; Prescription and over-the-counter products ; Alcohol ; Tobacco ; Suggestions for school practice -- Weapons ; The Columbine effect ; New school rules ; Illustrative cases ; Controversial decisions ; Suggestions for school practice -- People ; Troublesome intruders ; Troublesome staff members ; Troublesome students ; Suggestions for school practice -- Ceremonies and performances ; Religious ; Profane/vulgar ; Political ; Criminal ; Suggestions for school practice -- Displays ; Promoting a religion ; Fostering illegal, immoral, or antisocial behavior ; Advocating a political position ; Suggestions for school practice -- A likely future ; Speculation about the years ahead.
Responsibility: R. Murray Thomas.
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