Freedom Of Speech In High School Sports

f banning name calling in high school sports really violates freedom of speech, as Steve Trevelise argued in an article then I guess many other of my fundamental freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are being violated.
Trevelise’s reasoning for yelling crude, derogatory remarks at other players as being a fundamental human right is hilariously bogus. The implementation of this law by New Jersey officials was not to limit the players or the coaches or the audience’s freedom of speech, but to limit the violence occurring during and after games. Trevelise also states that many fought and died so that you can have [freedom of speech].Our ancestors did not solely fight in wars so that anyone can frivolously toil away yelling lewd remarks toward the players. They fought so that America, land of the free and home of the brave, could be a place that we can take pride in and not be oppressed by an foreign powers.
Not only does Trevelise fail to account for the fact that this law only applies to high school games in New Jersey, but he fails to understand the new law. According to the policy, sports participants could be in trouble and under investigation by the state Civil Right Division if they make harassing statements related to …show more content…
However, calling another race or ethnicity by a derogatory term is not an opinion. This act is simply insulting and racist. Also, Trevelise stating that you [Trevelise] are no way a racist causes reasons of suspicion as your opinion states otherwise. Obviously if it were up to almost anyone, we would dispose of derogatory terms, however no one can undo the history behind the term. If you can dispose of the hatred that many have felt, if you can remove the emotional barriers that have left many scarred, if you can apologize to every single person that you have offended, then you can dispose of derogatory