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High School Students' Views Vary Regarding First Amendment Rights
9/18/2006

According to a September 17, 2006 article from USA Today, a recent survey shows that high school students have a wide range of opinions regarding the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. While nearly half (45%) of students surveyed believe that the First Amendment guarantees too many rights, responses regarding specific press and speech freedoms were nearly identical to results from a similar 2004 survey. Almost three-fourths (72%) of participating students indicated they have taken a class that studied the First Amendment. More than 14,000 students, representing 34 high schools, participated in the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation survey.

The article is available at the USA Today Web site.

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