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Emotional Segregation: Huckleberry Finn In The Modern Classroom, Sharon E. Rush
Emotional Segregation: Huckleberry Finn In The Modern Classroom, Sharon E. Rush
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In this article, I explore emotional segregation and how it functions in the context of Huckleberry Finn for both personal and academic reasons. Recently, I read Huckleberry Finn because it had been assigned to my daughter's middle school class. I was concerned for her welfare because she is Black and worried how the book would affect her. To understand her reactions, I had to understand the controversy surrounding the book, particularly as a White mother I have reflected quite deeply on the question whether the book is racist. I define "racism" as a belief in the myth of White superiority …
Overcoming A Lawyer's Dogma: Examining Due Process For The "Disruptive Student", Jessica Falk
Overcoming A Lawyer's Dogma: Examining Due Process For The "Disruptive Student", Jessica Falk
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Note explores how traditional due process functions in the context of school expulsion hearings. Traditional due process is inadequate in the case of "chronically disruptive" students because these students have lost their property right in education long before the law requires a due process hearing. Instead, new avenues of due process that are better adapted to the educational setting must be explored. Lawyers should expect schools to identify students' with behavioral problems before expulsion becomes imminent and assist students in overcoming these problems. This "educational due process" not only helps to protect troubled student's education, but it is also …