Equal Access Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects other noncurricular student groups
student philosophical groups
student political groups
student religious groups
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:EAA
gptkbp:appliesTo public secondary schools receiving federal funds
gptkbp:codifiedIn 20 U.S.C. §§ 4071–4074
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1984
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Education
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Equal Access Act
gptkbp:notableCase Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens
gptkbp:prohibits denial of access to student-initiated groups based on content of speech
gptkbp:purpose to prohibit public secondary schools from discriminating against student groups based on religious, political, philosophical, or other content of speech
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:requires equal access to extracurricular clubs
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Senator_Mark_Hatfield
gptkbp:year 1984
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Board_of_Education_v._Mergens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7