Bong Hits 4 Jesus
Author | : James C. Foster |
Publisher | : University of Alaska Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2010-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781602230903 |
ISBN-13 | : 1602230900 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In January 2002, for the first time, the Olympic Torch Relay visited Alaska on its way to the Winter Games. When the relay runner and accompanying camera cars passed Juneau-Douglas High School, senior Joseph Frederick and several friends unfurled a fourteen-foot banner reading "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS." An in-depth look at student rights within a public high school, this book chronicles the events that followed: Frederick's suspension, the subsequent suit against the school district, and, ultimately, the escalation of a local conflict into a federal case. Brought to life through interviews with the principal figures in the case, Bong Hits 4 Jesus is a gripping tale of the boundaries of free speech in an American high school.