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Kids Court Academy

This year was the fourth year of the Kids Court Academy! The Kids Court Academy (KCA) is a series of online workshops and experiences for middle and high school students to learn about civil rights and engage in deep discussions with their peers from around the state. 

More information about the Kids Court Academy can be found here.

Kids Speak and Kids Court 

The Kids Court Essay Competition provides an opportunity for students to write a short essay on one of five civil rights topics.  Students are not required to participate in Kids Court Academy in order to compete in the Kids Court Essay Competition. Students with the top essays from Middle School and the top essays from High School will be selected as finalists to present their papers before a panel of judges. 

This year's topics are:

  • Be Kind, You're a Friend of Mine
  • Opportunity Gaps: Fill it in
  • Civil Rights Unites
  • Housing Hound: Fit Me In
  • Environmental Justice: My Health Depends on It

More information about Kids Court can be found here

The scoring rubric for the essays can be found here

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