First Amendment: Religion and Education
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Paper instructions:
You have a standard practice of displaying all student work in your classroom. Recently, you assigned students to write any essay and submit a pictorial depiction on the person they considered to be their hero. One of your students submitted an essay on Jesus and a drawing of the Last Supper.
In a 500-750-essay, discuss any legal issues regarding the grading of your student’s essay and whether you could display the student’s work. How does the First Amendment apply to this situation? You have a standard practice in your classroom of posting all of the students’ work on the board. You recently assigned pupils to write any essay and submit a picture depiction of the person they believed to be their hero, which they dutifully completed. The Last Supper was drawn and written about by one of your pupils, who also submitted an essay about Jesus.
Discuss any legal difficulties that may arise in the course of assessing your student’s essay and whether or not you will be able to exhibit the student’s work in a 500-750-word essay. When it comes to this case, how does the First Amendment come into play?
Include at least five references in your essay. At least three of the five references should cite U.S. Supreme Court cases.
