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Every child deserves to learn and grow in a safe, healthy, and supportive environment. The ACLU of Northern California advocates for educational equity and fights for restorative alternatives to punitive policies that push Black and Indigenous students into the criminal legal system.

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Student Rights
In California, public school students have rights to protect their ability to access their education. These rights can protect you in different ways, from keeping you safe against bullying to ensuring you have access to resources at school if you and your family become unhoused. Visit the ACLU's My School My Rights website to learn more about these rights and what you can do to protect your rights if your school violates them.
My School My Rights
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Racial Equity and Student Expression in Schools
Students have organized and led a remarkable number of movements for social change. Learn about the history of student activism and student-led movements in the U.S., how schools may try to unconstitutionally limit your speech, the disparate impacts on Black students, and how to successfully challenge violations of your free speech rights, on and off-campus.
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