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• Title:What schools ban and why / R. Murray Thomas.
  
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• Author/Creator:Thomas, R. Murray (Robert Murray), 1921-2016.
  
• Published/Created:Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
  

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  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: LB3012.2 .T56 2008
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: LB3012.2 .T56 2008
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:School discipline--United States.
  School management and organization--United States.
  Students--Civil rights--United States.
  
• Description:vii, 282 p. ; 25 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-276) and index.
  
• ISBN:9780313352980 (alk. paper)
  0313352984 (alk. paper)
  
• Contents:1. Forbidden Environments
  Book's Purpose
  Framework for Interpreting Bans
  Conclusion
  2. Books
  Illustrative Cases
  Who Challenges Books?
  Suggestions for School Practice
  3. Computers and the Internet
  Schools' Computer Prohibitions
  Suggestions for School Practice
  4. Movies, Television, and Photographs
  Typical Controversies
  Suggestions for School Practice
  5. Garb
  Significant Societal Conditions
  Features of the Garb Debate
  Illustrative Cases
  Suggestions for School Practice
  6. Food and Drink
  Adversaries
  Illustrative Cases
  Suggestions for School Practice
  7. Speech
  Evolution of Speech Policies
  Influence of Personal Values
  Word-Meaning Problems
  Political Considerations
  Schools' Speech Codes
  Suggestions for School Practice
  8. Bullying and Sexual Annoyances
  Bullying
  Hazing
  Sexual Annoyances
  Suggestions for School Practice
  9. Music
  Religious Music
  Morally Offensive Lyrics
  Suggestions for School Practice
  10. Vandalism
  Forms of Vandalism
  Treating Vandals
  Suggestions for School Practice
  11. Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
  Illegal Drugs
  Prescription and Over-the-Counter Products
  Alcohol
  Tobacco
  Suggestions for School Practice
  12. Weapons
  Columbine Effect
  New School Rules
  Illustrative Cases
  Controversial Decisions
  Suggestions for School Practice
  13. People
  Troublesome Intruders
  Troublesome Staff Members
  Troublesome Students
  Suggestions for School Practice
  14. Ceremonies and Performances
  Religious
  Profane/Vulgar
  Political
  Criminal
  Suggestions for School Practice
  15. Displays
  Promoting a Religion
  Fostering Illegal, Immoral, or Antisocial Behavior
  Advocating a Political Position
  Suggestions for School Practice
  16. Likely Future
  Speculation About the Years Ahead.