Teachers & Students

Get connected with the ACLU and download resources for your classroom

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Students and Parents: Know your rights regarding school, privacy, free speech, and tech

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Resources for administrators, teachers, parents, and students on racial justice and free speech

Know Your Rights: Student Political Speech, Protest, and Walkouts

This guide gives general information about student speech and protest in public K-12 schools in Washington. It is not intended to provide legal advice.

Know Your Rights: Police In Schools

Many schools have police officers stationed on campus. Other schools may call police to respond to particular situations. Even though you are in school, you still have rights when interacting with police.

Know Your Rights: Student Discipline

Slides from the Positive Approaches to School Discipline event presented August 2, 2016 by the ACLU and Black Lives Matter Vancouver.

Starting an ACLU Student Club

Want to learn how to start an ACLU student club? Download our information and instruction packet for more on how to get started.

Teachers' Free Speech Rights

Public school teachers have free speech rights, but there are limitations, especially for K-12 teachers. Read our guide to learn more about your rights.

Your Rights as a Pregnant or Parenting Student Wallet Card

Download our wallet card to learn your rights as a pregnant or parenting student.

Student Tech Rights Guide

This booklet provides information about legal rights online and the limits to student rights regarding technology.

Gender Equity in Athletics

This guide is designed to help students, parents and guardians understand students’ rights concerning gender equity in athletics in Washington.

Student Rights Guide

This document summarizes the current laws governing students' life in Washington's public primary and secondary schools.

Parents' Guide to Truancy

A practical guide on the process of truancy enforcement in Washington schools.

School Discipline Guide

This pamphlet provides nuts-and-bolts advice for parents whose children are facing disciplinary proceedings at a public school. It is designed for those who intend to advocate for their children in meetings with administrators, hearing officers, and school boards.