Abstract
Proposals for public service programs have long had currency in America, and may be gaining a certain millennium momentum in current public debate. While proposals for national public service programs of varying ambition and scope continue to be debated, at the local level a growing number of U.S. public school districts are implementing community service programs for high school students. Community service programs generally require students to complete a specified number of hours of service as a condition for graduation. In a typical program, a student may be required to complete forty to sixty hours of community service with organizations or agencies on an approved community service list during their high school years. There are often modest academic or introspective components to a community service program, such as a requirement that a student compose a paper reporting or reflecting upon his or her community service. ...
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2000
Recommended Citation
Rodney A. Smolla, The Constitutionality of Mandatory Public School Service Programs, 62 L. & Contemp. Probs. 113 (1999).
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Education Law Commons, First Amendment Commons, Juvenile Law Commons
