Solutions to common problems
From Students for a Democratic Society
Problems with School Administrators
School Recognition
What do I do if my school refuses to officially recognize my chapter as a student organization?
- Luckily for us, this battle was already fought. All the way to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court cases that established the right of students to form organizations of any ideology at state-supported institutions is [Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169 (1972). This victory, hard fought by the sds chapter at Central Connecticut State College in 1972, can and should be used to pressure administrators into accepting the legitimacy of having an sds chapter on campus.
