New York University sociologist Richard Arum, author of Judging School Discipline (Harvard University Press) and historian Jonathan Zimmerman, author of Who’s America: Culture Wars in the Public Schools (Harvard UP) are both available to comment on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Morse v. Frederick, the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” student free speech case.
Arum is professor of sociology and education in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at NYU and an expert of school discipline, education, and the legal environment of schools. He can be contacted at Richard.Arum@nyu.edu.
Zimmerman is professor of history and education at NYTU Steinhardt and the Director of the History of Education Program. He can be contacted at 610.660.9713.