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Student Speech Policy Readability in Public Schools

Interpretation, Application, and Elevation of Student Handbook Language

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  1. Erica Salkin

    1. Whitworth University , Spokane, USA

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  2. Logan Shenkel

    1. Whitworth University , Spokane, USA

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  • Works within the current constitutional framework to help students understand and effectively apply student speech policy
  • Reviews the four major Supreme Court cases involving public school K-12 student speech, lower court interpretations of those precedents, and state laws designed to address student speech
  • Textual analysis together with the focus group discussions gives a clear sense of application for public schools to create more comprehensive and student user-friendly policy language about expression within schools

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: Student Handbooks and the First Amendment

    • Erica Salkin, Logan Shenkel
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Supreme Court and Student Speech

    • Erica Salkin, Logan Shenkel
    Pages 7-17

  4. The Problems with Policies: The Ongoing Struggle between “Legal” and “Readable”

    • Erica Salkin, Logan Shenkel
    Pages 19-24

  5. Approaching the Question

    • Erica Salkin, Logan Shenkel
    Pages 25-31

  6. Readability by the Numbers

    • Erica Salkin, Logan Shenkel
    Pages 33-45

  7. Students Weigh in: Application and Interpretation by the Target Audience

    • Erica Salkin, Logan Shenkel
    Pages 47-54

  8. Applying These Findings to Student Handbooks and Student Speech

    • Erica Salkin, Logan Shenkel
    Pages 55-69

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 71-79
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About this book

This book explores the issue of student speech in public schools from a student usability perspective. Student speech is both a challenge and an opportunity in public schools. When school boards and districts craft policy, they do so with US Supreme Court precedents, state laws, and community expectations in mind. The result is complex ideas presented in complex speech. What do student handbooks say about free speech, if anything at all? How are these rights defined, and how is the language interpreted? Salkin and Shenkel explore these questions by analyzing a sample of public high school student handbooks from across the country. Drawing from the results, the project proposes real-world suggestions for schools seeking to create student expression handbook language that is easily accessible to the audience it seeks to serve.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Whitworth University , Spokane, USA

    Erica Salkin, Logan Shenkel

About the authors

Erica Salkin is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Whitworth University, USA. Her research interests include media law, student speech rights, and scholastic journalism.


Logan Shenkel holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Whitworth University, USA.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Student Speech Policy Readability in Public Schools

  • Book Subtitle: Interpretation, Application, and Elevation of Student Handbook Language

  • Authors: Erica Salkin, Logan Shenkel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44132-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82990-6Published: 28 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44132-0Published: 31 October 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 79

  • Topics: Educational Policy and Politics, Language Education, Language Policy and Planning

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