Katy Independent School District

the 16th of December and New Years Eve. Their school discovered the student's plan and decided to produce a policy that stated that any student wearing an armband who would not remove it if asked would be suspended. The school would only allow the students to return if they agreed to follow the new policy and remove the armbands. John Tinker’s sister, Christopher Eckhardt, and the other students who attended their meeting all wore the armbands to school. Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt were

five students from Des Moines wore black armbands to school. The reason behind wearing the armbands was to protest America's participation in the Vietnam War. The principals of the Des Moines schools became aware of the student’s plans on wearing the armbands to school. The principles decided to meet On December 14, 1965, to discuss this situation. They decided to adopt a policy that said any student that participates in wearing an armband to school would be asked to remove it. If the students refused

The Background: In the 1950’s, schools were separated by race. Linda Brown and her sister had to walk down a dangerous railroad switchyard to get to the bus stop to their all-black elementary school. There was an all-white school closer to the Brown’s house, and the Brown family believed that segregated schools violated the Constitution.  The Constitutional Issue: This issue violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth amendment because segregated schools for people of race are unconstitutional

took place between the years 1965-1969 (Landmark Cases).” The problem with this case was there form of protest. “They wore black armbands to their public school as a symbol of protest against American involvement in the Vietnam War (Landmark Cases).” When their school found out about what they were doing they had an issue with it. “When school authorities asked that the Tinkers remove their armbands, they refused and were subsequently suspended (Landmark

The Battle Over the Religious Homework Eventually, teachers, in the public school system, will find themselves in the crosshairs in the debate over a student’s expression of religious beliefs within the classroom. What should a teacher do if a student decides to submit an essay on Jesus as their hero accompanied by a drawing of the Last Supper? Should the teacher accept the student’s submission? If so, will the assignment be displayed on the classroom wall? By investigations the students’ religious

students attending a district 299 school decided to show their support for the “black lives matter” movement and wear black hoodies and a pin with the logo to school. They were promptly asked to remove the hoodie and once they refused they were suspended for not complying with school rules. The students take district 299 to court, stating that the school has infringed on their first amendment right to free speech. However, we the court decide in a 5-2 decision that the school didn’t infringe on the

A student group in Des Moines school district met at Christopher Eckhardt’s (a 16 year old student's) home to plan a public display of their support for a truce in the Vietnam War. They decided on wearing black armbands throughout the entire duration of the holiday season, and fasting on December 16, 1965 and New Year’s Eve. The school district created a policy that stated “any student wearing an armband would be asked to remove it,” with refusal to do so resulting in suspension. Eckhardt and Mary

In 1965, John Tinker, his sister Mary Beth, and a partner were sent home from school for wearing dull armbands to challenge the Vietnam War. The school had set up a methodology permitting understudies to wear a couple of political pictures, however had disallowed the wearing of armbands disagreeing the Vietnam War. Their fathers sued, yet the District Court chose that the school had not dismissed the Constitution. The Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court, and the Tinkers addressed the Supreme

Bethel School District v. Fraser 478 U.S. 675, involved the Bethel School District and a student named Matthew Fraser. The case dealt with freedom of speech in public schools. During a student government speech Fraser used inappropriate language that included sexual innuendos in order to nominate a fellow classmate. The speech created a rowdy audience of over 600 students. Fraser argued that the school violated his First Amendment rights when they suspended him for his endorsement of a fellow classmate

was a highly debatable, controversial, substantial, and captivating case, resulting in it discussion across America. The case pinned two teens from the Tinker family, alongside one of their friends, against the school board of Des Moines, Iowa. The teenagers were suspended from their school for wearing armbands to protest the government’s policy in Vietnam. The case, which started in lower court systems, was ruled in favor in the teenagers in the Supreme Court, however the case was ruled in the opposite