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Freedom of Expression Statement Cited in National Publication

McDonogh School’s Freedom of Expression statement was mentioned in an article, What American schools can learn from other countries about civic disagreement, published on November 4 in The Conversation—an independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of experts for the public good.

Written by Ashley Berner, Associate Professor of Education at Johns Hopkins University and Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, the article includes an excerpt of McDonogh's Freedom of Expression and Civil Discourse statement and includes a link to the full statement on our website.

Referencing McDonogh's statement and another, Berner says, "Both of these policies ask a lot of teachers, students and parents— patience, among them. But they simultaneously protect teachers’ efforts to teach young people to reasonably disagree. They also signal to parents that their children will be exposed to many opinions—and that that’s a good thing for the next generation."

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