Freedom Of Speech : Freedom Of Speech In Schools

I agree with the Supreme Court’s decision of ruling the case in favor of the school. The school didn’t violate any laws or the First Amendment because even though everyone has the freedom of speech, you also need to abide to the rules of the school. If they deem something wrong calling it a “lewd and obscene speech” then you legally have to follow their rules. You are legally attending a sanctuary that has rules and laws against certain things, you need to follow them. Another reason is that these speeches given to the school were student-government nomination speech. Filling a speech like this with sexual innuendos is very immature and wrong. Quoting the article, “When he delivered the speech, many students called out, gestured, and laughed,

When I was young, I thought freedom of speech was the right say and write what you want and everyone who saw would have to except those words. As I got older and the world seemed a little bit colder, I realized that I was right to an extent, but I didn’t fully grasp true freedom of speech as a child. Eventually, while my new understanding isn’t all too different, I did find that my new way of thinking was better off to be heard. Now I see that freedom of speech isn’t exactly the right to say what you want and when you want, but is actually the right to say it without fear of being prosecuted. While many don’t see much of a difference from that, it’s a world’s difference to me. This may be the case, but my own personal opinion on the matter

The First Amendment gives the citizens of the United States their most important rights: the right to freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion, and the freedom of assembly. Over time these rights have worked themselves into the everyday lives of United States citizens. However, there are still places where our First Amendment rights may be compromised. In the school system, finding a balance of respect and freedom of speech and press is as difficult as learning out to tightrope walk. One wrong step and you could be compromising the learning environment of the entire student body.

One of the most valued amendments written in the U.S. Constitution is the First Amendment, which guarantees Americans freedom of speech. Individuals view the restriction of this right to be “unamerican”. Unfortunately, over the years colleges and universities have experienced an increase of hate speech. Victims of this type of crime may suffer from emotional and psychological distress. Due to this, restrictions have been placed on the ability to speak freely (Garrett). An ongoing debate has been placed in the hands of many people regarding whether Americans should be entitled to speak in an expressive way or if schools should focus on the safety of their students (Darden). Colleges should restrict hateful speech on campus regardless of

According to the Constitution, all citizens have the rights granted to them by First Amendment. The main parts of the First Amendment are freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech. This issue regards and affects the freedom of speech. The constitution declares that rights are “guaranteed regardless of age or location.” This helps with the debate on whether or not children in kindergarten are under the same umbrella as children in 12th grade with the same limitations (billofrightsinstitute.org). History has told us that limiting speech is not how it is supposed to be. In 1789, the Declaration of the Rights of Man was passed in France and this contributed to a further development in civil rights all around the world (theguardian.com). This kind of action has been seen by courts as a violation in our society. A student by the name of Reid Sagehorn was suspended for seven weeks after jokingly replying to a question about their teacher. He ended up taking it to the supreme court and fighting it because he felt his first amendment rights were violated (theconversation.com). Another example is in the case of J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District. In this case, a student was suspended for ten days for creating a fake profile of her principal on MySpace (aclupa.org). Yes, there needs to be some sort of fix in our school systems but, kids aren't the ones that should be

Freedom of speech is more than just words, it is posters, petitions, rallies, protests, and more. This lets opinions be shared and spread to make a difference in the world. The problem is that in schools there is a limit on the amount of freedom of speech students can have. How are students supposed to feel like they have a voice when they are being told that they can only speak of certain topics? By what means could student be educated on their rights like the First Amendment if they cannot have full access to that right at all times? Students are brought together by freedom of speech, schools should not be stopping that. It is essential that freedom of speech in schools should not be limited because it gives students a voice, it educates them on their rights, and it brings students together.

In recent years, high schools and college universities have struggled with a variety of free speech challenges, on campus that is. Courts have even been involved on certain issues considering the level of school. Different school levels have a good idea as to what levels of speech are appropriate for students, such as, high school students have more freedoms than middle school students, and college students have more rights than high school students. Not only do campuses have issues on the legitimacy of free speech and behavior codes at some state universities, some students’ take their free speech law to a disturbing abusive attacks on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, and sex orientation. Courts have predominantly held that codes of the campuses are unconstitutional, yet such codes still continue to exist (Schmidt, Shelley, and Bardes 78).

“Some people’s idea of free speech is that they are free to say what they like , but if anyone says anything back , that is an outrage”, according to Sir Winston Churchill. America, the so called place of opportunity and land of freedom purports to be free, but is it really free? In the 1969 court case , Tinker v. Des moines school district , kids were wearing black armbands in protest of the vietnam war. In response ,the school district didn’t allow it and immediately went to court. The court ruled in favor of the children because they were exercising their right of freedom of speech in a nonviolent manner . Freedom of speech is something that is highly debated and refuted. Freedom of speech is something that gives the people a voice and a right to express their concerns and beliefs that help make America a better place. The right of Freedom of speech should not be limited because the people are entitled to their voice,criticisms and opinions should be expressed freely, and rebelling anyone's rights are

When reading the assigned chapter in the book and article on D2L, the most important unanswered question from the readings is can there be a boundary when it comes to freedom of speech if there is no encouragement of violence? In the article online, Judith Butler, a University of California - Berkeley professor explains why shy supports freedom of speech on campus, but why she feels there is a point of going to far. She explains that when Milo Yiannapoulous was invited to the university, she was one of the faculty who signed a letter that stated they would not like this speaker to speak on campus. In her reasoning, this speaker pushes the boundaries of freedom of speech where she feels it goes too far.

The issue of free speech has plagued school systems ever since public schools have been operating in the United States. Students and administration have gone head-to-head on many occasions as to whether or not the administration can censor or discipline students with issues regarding the topic. Teachers and students have varying degrees of free speech as delegated through court rulings throughout the history of the United States of America. Even today, commonly students push the boundaries of free speech, challenging schools around the country. What rights do students and teachers have? How have rights and liberties evolved over the years? These questions plague many citizens and the answers are too often overlooked, yet a middle ground must

Freedom of speech is one of the most important parts of the First Amendment, and it applies to everyone-- even students. Every day, students come to school to learn about many things, including citizenship. In order to teach young people rights, they must have rights in the first place. Although students should have free speech rights, the school has a right to limit certain things that could hurt the students. In the past, cases have been brought to the Supreme Court involving student speech in school, and they have set the precedents used today. Today in schools, students have enough free speech rights, but their rights should include publishing in school newspapers.

Censorship in schools violates the first amendment right by limiting the freedom of speech. The first amendment to those that do not know “protects against government restrictions on or interference with the content of speech because of disagreement with its viewpoint. This includes speech in public schools.”(“Schools”). In a recent case where a man is suing schools in county that banned his books and songs he pleads that “not only were his First Amendment rights violated, but also the First Amendment rights of children, teachers, and parents are restricted”(School Bans). This can lead to affecting students education.

Should students' rights to free speech and expression be limited in schools? This question has been faught over by public and private schools for a long time. Many dont think it would be safe to let kids have full rights to speech anf expression. many also think kids would miss use this right. Others think they should be given full rights because they deserve thier first ammendment. Many schools are afraid it would take away the schools orderly envioment.

But why is this an issue? Isn’t it better for all students if the school is a calm and safe learning environment? For younger grades yes, for elementary and middle schoolers the focus should be on obtaining the foundations of their education, for high schoolers however, things are far more complicated. Ideally high school helps to prepare students for adulthood by introducing them to new ideas politically and socially as well as educationally. Allowing them at least consider opinions and ideas different from those they were raised with. For school officials to say that the right to free speech

Laurence Charles discusses this in his article “Regulation Speech on Campus.” He claims that often times when the topic of free speech on campus is discussed, one does not pay attention to the stories of those affected by hate speech. He claims that “A minority student should not have to risk becoming a target of racially assaulting speech every time he or she chooses to walk across campus”(28). He continues by claiming that students should not have to stay in their dorm room or hide from the public in order to avoid verbal racial attacks. Such attacks can cause mental and emotional harm to the victim. This is shown in the quote “it speaks directly to the psychic injury inflicted by racist speech by noting that the symbolic message of segregation affects ‘the hearts and minds’ of negro children ‘in a way that is unlikely to ever be undone’”(28). He concludes this argument by claiming minority students should not have to sacrifice their own equality in exchange for unregulated