The Asserted Constitutional Right of Public School Teachers to Determine What They Teach

Recent years have seen a tremendous growth in litigation, particularly constitutional litigation, concerning public education. Along with the well-publicized cases concerning such areas as students' rights,' financing,2 and desegregation, 3 there has developed a group of cases concerning the alleged federal constitutional right of public school teachers to teach what they desire in their individual classrooms, despite the contrary wishes of their administrative superiors, school boards, or legislatures.