About this guide -
This guide will provide links and information to help you research the following issues:
Freedom of Speech at School
Corporal Punishment in School
Privacy Rights at School
Student Athletes & Drug Testing
School Uniforms
School Start Times
If you need help finding information, just ask!
Destiny Quest Library Catalog
Destiny Library Catalog
Destiny Quest allows you to search for books, DVDs, audiobooks, ebooks, and even digital media that the district provides through all 8 of the Wilson libraries.
Places to Search
A free law project from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (LII), Justia, and Chicago-Kent College of Law—is a multimedia archive devoted to making the Supreme Court of the United States accessible to everyone.
This site is maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the Federal Judiciary. The purpose of this site is to provide information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
A great place to explore BOTH sides of the issue!
Power Library Links
Reminder - To access POWER Library from your home computer you will need to enter your PUBLIC library card number OR enter this ecard #: 24752000203602.
Search many of the Gale e-resources available in POWER Library in one place! Find articles and information from Academic OneFile, General OneFile, InfoTrac Newsstand (Now called Gale OneFile: News).
Browse and read full-text newspapers from more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, plus leading titles from around the world, or search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields. InfoTrac Newsstand (Now called Gale OneFile: News) also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.
Discover reliable and trusted information on a variety of topics to support middle school student research for government, U.S and world history, geography, literature, sciences, and social issues. Research In Context offers cross-curricular content aligned to national and state standards, and presents material organized into a highly visual and topic portal approach to quickly find answers.
View the greatest events in world history with photographs, audio sound bites, video, and graphics, for over 185 years. Over 3,000 photos/images/sound bites/graphics added daily, including audio and visual snapshots.
Secondary school students will have access to age-appropriate content from magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, and engaging multi-media covering a wide range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.
And Much More on the Power Library Portal!
Citation Information
Most websites and articles will give you the citation to use ~ but you need to search for it!
Usually it is down the lefthand or righthand side of the page or at the very bottom of the page.
Look for the word CITE
Use the MLA 8 version
Don't see it? No problem! Use the MyBIB site to help create your Citation.
- Purdue OWL main pageCheck Purdue OWL guide first for your citation questions!
Recommended Books Available in the Library
The Debate about School Uniforms by ISBN: 9781489696120Publication Date: 2018-11-01
Dress Codes in Schools by ISBN: 9780737739848Publication Date: 2008-05-28
School Policies by ISBN: 9780737738261Publication Date: 2007-12-10
Rights of Students by ISBN: 0791079201Publication Date: 2004-02-01Is it fair to restrict certain students' rights in order to make schools safer?
Students' Rights by ISBN: 0737730889Publication Date: 2005-04-29Balancing school administrators' needs to ensure safe, orderly, and drug-free schools against students' rights to privacy and free expression is quite difficult. This anthology explores the necessity, legality, and effectiveness of school dress, speech, search, and zero tolerance policies, as well as legislation that affects students' access to education.
The Earls Case and the Student Drug Testing Debate by ISBN: 9780766024786Publication Date: 2006-01-01Lindsay Earls, a high school student in Oklahoma, believed that random drug testing was an invasion of her privacy. School officials argued that testing was an important tool in the fight against drugs. Author Kathiann Kowalski examines both sides of the controversy and explains what the Supreme Court decided and why. In addition, readers will learn how they can participate in a moot court exercise, a mock judicial proceeding that will help them understand the case and the justice system.
Legal Rights of Teachers and Students by ISBN: 0205354491Publication Date: 2003-10-03Legal Rights of Teachers and Students provides an applied treatment of the law governing public schools in the key areas that concern teachers and students. Written for the growing undergraduate and returning professional audience of teachers, this text addresses legal principles applicable to pre-service and in-service practitioners in a succinct, comprehensive manner. It addresses the central issues that concern school personnel in their daily activities: religious activity, instructional issues, student expression, students with disabilities, student discipline, teacher employment, Teachers' Substantive Rights, termination of employment, and tort liability. Information in this text will guide PRACTITIONERS and help alleviate concerns voiced by new educators who don't know the legal concepts that govern schools.
