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2013 Students' Rights Conference

Stand Up/Speak Up: Students' Rights Conference, was held on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Over 100 high school students from six counties attended and spent the day learning about their Constitutional rights.

STAND UP/SPEAK UP Students' Rights Conference

Because you don’t check your rights at the schoolhouse gate…

-Tinker v. Des Moines

Who?          You and high school students from across Tennessee

What?          A FREE conference for students like you to talk about issues that matter to you! (Pre-registration required- just fill out the quick form below).

Topics include:

• Free Speech (students' rights related to speech, Internet expression, and dress)
  
  
• Freedom of the Press (what does freedom of the press mean for high school newspapers?)
  
  
• Religious Freedom (the landscape of religious freedom and religious intolerance in Tennessee and how it impacts youth in your day-to-day lives)
  
  
• Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Equality (how the First Amendment protects LGBT students and organizations in school)
  
  
• Interactions with Law Enforcement (your rights and responsibilities when encountering the police)
  
  
• Tools for Change (spotlighting student activists and exploring tools for making change on issues that affect YOU!)
  
  
• And more...

When?         Registration opens at 9:30 a.m.; the conference begins at 10:00 a.m. (lunch will be provided)

Where?         Martin Professional Development Center, 2400 Fairfax Avenue, Nashville, TN

This event is sponsored by a generous grant from The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.

Event Location

Martin Professional Development Center
2400 Fairfax Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212