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rights have become even more limited in the classroom. Although court cases like Tinker v Des Moines have protected the rights of students, other cases such as New Jersey v TLO and The Hazelwood School District v Kuhlmeier have drastically limited students’ freedoms. The 1969 Tinker v Des Moines Public Schools case was the first case to discuss the rights and freedoms of students. First of all, in December of 1965, a group of students including John Tinker, his sister Mary-Beth Tinker, and Christopher

high school journalism, striking a balance between the First Amendment rights of students and the educational purpose of a school can be challenging. As stated in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, “it can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate” (Tinker), but with this statement comes several caveats that place limits on what a student journalist can publish in school newspapers

education, the responsibility of schools falls to the states. Through the eighteenth century, public education was only for the wealthy due to the belief that poor children were not worthy of being educated. “In 1852, however then secretary of state of Massachusetts Horace Mann urged that states be obliged to offer public education to all children. The revolutionary idea behind this plea was that all individuals could and should be educated irrespective of economic class” (School Discipline History). During

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

is a fundamental right. Free speech gives us the power to express solely who we are, and it protects individuals from losing this right. Nonetheless, free speech can be limited under some circumstances. For instance, free speech can be limited at schools if the speech impacts students to learn in a safe environment. During World War II, Congress passed the Espionage Act, which made it a crime for any person to convey a message which interfered with the war effort. In the case of Schenck vs U.S., Schenck

First Amendment This paper addresses a situation in which a student notified this author that she was being subjected to bullying through another classmate’s Facebook page. A discussion of steps required by Oregon’s statutes, the Lake Oswego School District 's board policies and the student handbook, will provide a basis for examining any First Amendment arguments that the bullying has raised, with a discussion of the author 's First Amendment responses consistent with applicable Supreme Court cases

against the rule of the school because they were going against authority. They should have used it for the good of the school. Des Moines was fighting for their right of authority, even though they were using that authority for a bad cause also. They should

on any school campus. When students cause a disruption, even across the street from a school supervised event while promoting illegal drug use like Joseph Frederick did, it needs to be stopped as soon as possible whether it goes against the freedom of a student's speech or not. In the court case

In December of 1965, a group of students, including Mary Beth Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt, and John Tinker met to establish a way that they could show support to a treaty in the Vietnam War at school. They came up with the idea to wear black armbands with peace signs on them during the holiday season. On December 14th, the principles learned about the planned protest of the students and swiftly passes a rule that prohibited students from wearing armbands, and if one does not remove it when asked

(Shackelford). At school, Ross Peterson, a young journalist of the school newspaper, wrote to the Roosevelt Newspaper in hopes of bringing attention to this cause. When teachers heard about this article and the students’ plans, an emergency meeting of the school board was held and a final decision was made to punish those who chose to wear an armband. According to the Director of Secondary Education, “Schools are no place for demonstrations” (Shackelford 375). However, the school showed some hypocrisy