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The "Killian 9" |
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Actual
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After publishing a caustic "underground" pamphlet called "The First Amendment," nine Killian high school students are summarily suspended from school, arrested for "hate crimes" and held for 12 hours.
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Audience: |
You, the general public.
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Possible |
The Miami Herald maintains an archive of news coverage of the event.
The pamphlet itself, along with other materials, is available at the web site of one of the "Nine".
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Decision: |
The students all transferred to other high schools. The district attorney refused to prosecute the alleged "hate crime."
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Offense Schools |
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Notes: |
This case was researched by Lindsay Cohen, a student in Comm Studies C30-1 in 1998. Thanks, Lindsay!
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