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Students: Know Your Rights! Presentation

Document Date: March 1, 2018

Students around the country are turning the heartbreaking school shooting in Parkland, Florida, into an inspiring push for change. Plans for coordinated student walkouts have been making national news and have already spurred disciplinary threats from some school administrators.

That’s why it’s so important that everyone – especially students and allies – learns about students' rights.

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