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Youth and Student Rights

Campaigns to protect students from overly aggressive school policing and military recruitment practices, a ground-breaking Teen Health Initiative, and other NYCLU programs transform youth into activists and advocates for their own rights and liberties. Please explore below to learn more about the NYCLU’s work on behalf of youth and students.

Advocacy

The Dignity Project

School to Prison Pipeline

Military Recruitment

Teen Health Initiative

LGBTQ Youth Project

News Items and Releases (see all)

April 23, 2008 - NYCLU Files Court Papers Supporting Rochester Curfew Challenge

February 5, 2008 - NYCLU: Buffalo Student’s Suspension Must be Investigated

January 25, 2008 - NYCLU: Shocking Treatment of Kindergartener Should be Wake-Up Call Regarding Police in Schools

Court Cases (see all)

Mariah L. v. Administration for Children’s Services (Challenge to ACS's Refusal to Pay for Charge's Sex Reassignment Surgery)

Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York

Port Washington Teacher’s Association et al. v. Board of Education of the Port Washington Union Free School District

Publications (see all)

Fact Sheet: Dignity for All Students (2008)

The Dignity Project

DVD: Youth Camera Action: School to Prison Pipeline (2007)

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