Program Area
Legal Rights Literacy
Helping students understand their legal rights and responsibilities, and where to go for reliable information.
Legal Rights Literacy is part of AVENUE JAM's national educational framework. Chapters create space for students to explore legal rights and responsibilities through peer-based discussion, in plain, nonpartisan language. The topics and activities below describe what the program is built to deliver as chapters launch, not a record of activity already happening everywhere.
These activities are educational in nature and should not be represented as the provision of legal services or legal representation.
Curriculum Focus
What students learn
Basic Constitutional Rights
The foundational rights established by the Constitution.
Rights During Interactions with Government Institutions
What to know when interacting with government institutions.
Understanding Laws and Legal Systems
How laws and legal systems function.
Legal Responsibilities and Civic Obligations
Legal responsibilities that come alongside legal rights.
Accessing Reliable Legal Information and Assistance
Where to find legitimate legal information and assistance.
Recognizing When Professional Legal Help Is Needed
How to recognize when a situation calls for a qualified professional.
In Practice
How chapters bring this to life
- Peer-based legal rights discussions
- Occasional qualified guest speakers
- Educational rights-literacy events
- Discussions of real-world legal and civic scenarios
Program resources
Chapter officers and educators can access lesson plans, facilitation guides, and activity templates for this program area in the National Resource Library after signing in.