American troops from Vietnam (Vietnam War History).” A case that is known in history forever “Tinker v. Des Moines” case was a very good example of anti-war protest and was proven to be an example of freedom of speech. Tinker v. Des Moines case involves two main students. Others students were also involved. The two main student’s names were “John and Mary Beth Tinker (Landmark Cases).” They were from Des Moines, Iowa and this case took place between the years 1965-1969 (Landmark Cases).” The problem
In the Tinker vs. Des Moines court case the judges decided for Tinker even though both arguments from the lawyers where not well made. The judge’s decision was made by who they thought they should go for even though both sides had bad arguments and made a bigger deal of this case than what it should really be. Tinker was fighting for the right of freedom of speech, even though they were using their freedom of speech for a bad cause. They should have not have used their freedom of speech against
The case of Tinker vs. Des Moines demonstrated the need to find a balance for students and staff in schools to have protection under not just the first amendment, but all of them, while still giving schools authority. John Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt wore armbands to school to protest their hostilities for the Vietnam War. They were suspended from the school for wearing them. The school board decided it was too much of a disruption for the school. Eventually the case was then taken to court by
teenagers endure the same issues in their lives. The Tinker vs. Des Moines case helped determined and interpret legal rights of young citizens for the first time. A group of students made a decision to wear black armbands to school to support a peace establishing agreement during the Vietnam War. As a result, the participating students; Mary Beth Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt, and John Tinker got suspended for their actions (Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District).The school outlawed
and the verdict. This book covers the entire story start to finish, they even have what if scenarios. This book started off by saying how the situation started, with the Vietnam War. Some people were for it, and some were against it. In Tinker vs. Des Moines, the short version, students wore arm bands to protest the Vietnam War. This source dives into how the majority of America felt about the war, and how Americans felt about anti-war protestors. This source discusses what truly the First Amendment
Schools have very different policy's when it comes to what the 1st amendment says. 2 cases are proof of this, Tinker vs Des Moines is a case where a simple armband protesting the Vietnam war which shouldn’t be an issue gets into the supreme court. This is because schools can enforce things that are a distracting or disruptive to school activity. A similar case to this is Bethel school district vs Fraser is a case where freedom of speech of a student gets taken away from him. This is due to the fact the
The Overview The case of Tinker vs. Des Moines to place at Warren Harding Junior High School in Des Moines, Iowa and dealt mostly with Your freedom of speech and freedom of expression on school grounds. On December 16th, 1965, Fifteen-year-old John Tinker, Thirteen-year-old Mary Beth Tinker, Eleven-year-old Hope Tinker, Eight-year-old Paul Tinker, and Sixteen-year-old Christopher Eckhardt wore black armbands to schools to protest the ongoing Vietnam War. But then the principal of the school then
Dann Harvey Villanueva English 11 Sem 1 1.3.9 Tinker vs. Des Moines December of 1965, a group of adults and a few students of Des Moines Independent Community School District including John Tinker, Mary Beth and their friend Eckhard gathered to show they disfavor towards American involvement in the Vietnam war. Few students decided to wear black armbands to express their objections to the hostilities in Vietnam. The three Tinker students among with their friends were suspended for wearing the
be said. Both court cases: Tinker v. Des Moines, and Bethel v. Fraser involved the confusion and misunderstanding of this first amendment. “In December, 1969, a group of students in Des Moines held a meeting in the home of Christopher Eckhardt to plan a public showing of their support for a truce in the Vietnam War.”1 These students decided to wear black armbands to show their support. These students included: John F. Tinker, Hope Tinker, Mary Beth Tinker, Paul Tinker, and Christopher Eckhardt.
morality or the constitution? For some people this seems to be either a rhetorical question or a hard one. It is one of those questions in which you will give yourself a long time to think about, before you answer. The majority opinion in Tinker vs. Des Moines argues that people have the right to express their opinion, while the dissent argues that it is a myth for people to say anything that they want for their pleasure. People have the right to express their opinion, because it is their privilege