First Amendment 101
Updated: May 11, 2008
Channel One, as part of our ongoing partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, has produced the following video series designed to help educators teach First Amendment rights and responsibilities to students.
The series features Sam Chaltain, a respected author, educator, and First Amendment scholar, presenting First Amendment fundamentals, ideals, and applications to a live audience of teachers and students attending workshops at this year's Student Television Network Convention in Anaheim.
First Amendment 101 - Part 1
In this video, students receive a contextual overview of the First Amendment and the role each freedom is designed to play in an open society.
First Amendment 101 - Part 2
Witness examples of First Amendment conflicts in school settings. What needs to happen for these types of conflicts to be avoided in the future?
First Amendment 101 - Part 3
Examine free-expression rights exercised by public school students. How have those rights developed over time?
First Amendment 101 - Part 4
Discover the connection between the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and how the Supreme Court's interpretation of the latter changed the way the First Amendment was understood.
First Amendment 101 - Part 5
How are the First Amendment rights of teachers and students distinct from each other, and why?
First Amendment 101 - Part 6
Learn about the 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case, Tinker v. Des Moines, and how the Court's ruling changed the rights of students in public schools.
First Amendment 101 - Part 7
In this video, students examine whether political T-shirt slogans constitute protected speech.
First Amendment 101 - Part 8
In this video, students learn about the 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case, Bethel v. Fraser, and how the Court's ruling revised the free-expression rights of students in public schools.
First Amendment 101 - Part 9
Can/should hurtful T-shirt slogans be banned?
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