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What Else Can I Do?
Provide everyone in your school community
with opportunities to practice democracy.
- Encourage a wide range of voices
in the governance of the school, including
students, parents, and members of the
community who may have been reluctant
in the past to assume positions of
leadership.
- Draft policies and
curricula designed to protect religious
liberty rights, encourage freedom of
expression and a free student press,
and provide students with daily opportunities
to exercise their rights with responsibility.
Encourage shared decision making in
the life of the school.
- Develop a decision-making process
that engages all stakeholders.
- Frame discussions in ways that encourage
and respect a diversity of viewpoints.
- Invite all members of the school
community to discuss issues with civility
and respect.
Give students opportunities to translate
civic education into community engagement.
- Ensure that students learn about
civic virtue and moral character throughout
the school and across the curriculum.
- Expand service learning, promote
project-based learning, and work to
develop meaningful partnerships throughout
the larger community.
Participate in a First Amendment Schools
workshop or presentation.
- Share your experiences with your
colleagues, administrators, and students.
To find out the current schedule of
FAS workshops and presentations, check
our News and Events Section
Model First Amendment principles.
- Work to demonstrate to the young
people in your community the importance
of understanding the link between individual
rights and civic responsibilities.
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