Students could be assigned short essays in which they discuss the issue of privacy or the particular Supreme Court case that was being analyzed in class. Essay tests could be given at the end of the privacy lesson. They might be combined with multiple choice questions. Position papers of three to five pages could be assigned in which students explain their perceptions of current and future threats to their privacy in light of recent Supreme Court cases and the interpretation of those decisions by school boards. This type of lesson encourages active student participation.
Students are very eager to discuss their particular points of view.
Since student rights within the school context are being discussed, it might be appropriate to invite the school principal or a school board member or chairperson to present the policy of the school district on the issue of privacy of student records, their lockers, and their personal belongings. For student use in class 1. New Jersey v. T.L.O. 2. Roe v. Wade 3. City of Akron v.