Equal Access Act Free Response Assignment
After reading the passage, please respond to parts A, B, and C.
Source 1
The Equal Access Act of 1984 (EAA) states, “It shall be unlawful for any public secondary school which receives Federal financial assistance . . . to deny equal access or a fair opportunity to, or discriminate against, any students who wish to conduct a meeting . . . on the basis of the religious, political, philosophical, or other content of the speech at such meetings.”
Equal Access Act of 1984 (EAA)
Question 1
Describe the purpose of the EAA.
Question 2
Describe how Bridget Mergens and the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at Boyd County High School used the EAA to assert their rights.
Question 3
Explain one way in which the efforts of Bridget Mergens and the GSA, and the actions of officials at their schools, illustrate the tension between protecting liberty and establishing order.
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