Teachers and students have a right to freedom of speech. All people have a say in things on what they believe is wrong. Freedom of speech gives people that right to express any opinions without restraint whether it’s about school uniforms, trigger warnings, and posting stuff online about your school. Free speech should not be restricted for teachers and students because one the First Amendment which gives people the right to speak their minds and two people should be honest with themselves.
The First Amendment which gives people the right to speak their minds. In the text U.S. court rules a public school uniform requirement unconstitutional is about a school that now has to wear uniform with a motto that says "Tomorrow's Leader's’’ on the shirt and some parents feel offended by it. ‘’One parent objected to the uniforms and eventually sued. She contended that they violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech, which allows people the freedom to speak their minds. It also ensures …show more content…
In the text Tinker Case states "in Kansas, a high school class president was suspended for a Twitter post making fun of his school's football team. In Oregon, 20 students were suspended over a tweet claiming a female teacher flirted with her students"( line 24-26). Students were suspended for posting mean tweets online about the school's football team and a female teacher. No one disputes the fact that students abuse their right of free speech by being cruel online. 10th grade English teacher named Chip Douglas "resigned after students created a fake Twitter profile that portrayed him as a hyper-sexualized drug addict"(line 34-36). English teacher Chip Douglas quit after students made a false profile of him as a hyper-sexulized drug addict on Twitter. This shows why students and teachers should have no right