Hazelwood Vs Kulmeler Case Study

Improved Essays
hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeler
Considering the case was a school sponsored newspaper, I chose to support the majority opinion. I believe the school was under their constitutional right to get rid of those pages since the articles was obviously going to be a distraction to the students at the school. Also, the articles violated several peoples rights so it is better that they are removed. I favor a loose interpretation of this case. Although students have the right to express their opinions, it is necessary for restrictions in place. I believe that school was properly protecting its students’ rights and representing the interest of the majority. Yes, newspapers are a form of public expressions but it is a school environment and the faculty has every

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    In the case of Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier in 1988, Robert E. Reynolds, the school principal rejected two articles of the student newspaper. The articles were on teen pregnancy and divorce which students in a high school journalism class published. Since the principal removed the articles, Catherine Kuhlmeier and two other students filed a lawsuit against the principal on October 13th of 1987. The students believed their right to free speech under the first amendment was violated. Reynolds however believed he was protecting the students privacy since the journalism class had asked students for their experience on the topics and published it.…

    • 215 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    According to the 1st Amendment, “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” This means that the people of the United States have the right to say whatever they want in what they print. This right extends within school, and since students have the same rights as every other citizen, their right in this situation is violated. Although this paper is…

    • 483 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Relief Sought: Petitioner filed suit against the Western Line Consolidated School District seeking reinstatement because the nonrenewal of her contract violated her First and Fourteenth Amendments. Issues: Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District addressed a teacher’s right to free speech under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Facts: Bessie Givhan, a teacher in Mississippi’s Western Line Consolidated School, went into the principal’s office and expressed her opinion concerning the school’s hiring practices and policies. She believed that the practices were racially prejudiced, and after expressing her opinions, the principal claimed that the teacher made unreasonable and hostile demands. After the school year, her teaching contract was not renewed.…

    • 491 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Page 2: Tough Times Continue at Riverboat School District The case centers on if it is acceptable to pass out flyers inviting students to a church back to school party. There two considerations that must be wade in order to best seek an answer to this issue: the legal and communal impact. Legally because it was routine for flyers to be passed out by other organizations, like the YMCA, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts, then this organization must be given access as well.…

    • 2164 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    However, Cathy Kuhlmeier and a few other Hazelwood students argued that this was purely free-speech, that they couldn’t strip the right away from them. The Court ruled in the favor of…

    • 667 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Tinker standard that came from this case was a great thing because it said that schools can regulate speech only if they believe it will cause a substantial disruption. Thankfully, after this cased was decided, schools’ regulation of freedom of speech and expression was more…

    • 721 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Supreme Court case that I have decided to research was Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier was a Supreme Court case that asked the question, “Do schools have the right to revise or change the contents of a student article for privacy or other reasons? And does it infringe their 1st Amendment right?”…

    • 637 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Case Summary #1: Ashcroft V. American Civil Rights Union. This was a case in 2004 where the American Civil Rights Union in collaboration with online publishers went to court to protest against the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) which barred publishers from posting pornographic material in the internet, with an aim of protecting the minors. The accuser argued that such a law violated. After hearing the case, the Supreme Court referred it to the Third Circuit citing that “community standards” were alone not enough to warrant the Act unconstitutional.…

    • 315 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    T. L. O. Case Essay

    • 750 Words
    • 3 Pages

    What would a normal student do if their vice principal called them to the office, took their bags, and searched through them thoroughly ,without the student’s permission? This, normally, is thought of as being wrong. Americans would not normally think of this as being okay. And yet this case has been brought to the Supreme Court of America.…

    • 750 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Censorship Essay “We must teach students about their First Amendments rights rather than restrict their use of a particular books and materials. As educators, we must encourage students to express their own opinions while respecting the views of others. ”- Pat Scale.…

    • 1036 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Over the years people have been overusing the First Amendment as source of defense. Since the first amendment entitles people the freedom of speech, people like to use it as an excuse to express their emotions about a certain situation knowing that the first amendment protects them. Therefore, they take less responsibility for their actions and blame the constitution for their slip-ups. In Free-Speech Follies by Stanley Fish, Fish addresses the First Amendment issue. Fish states that people use the First Amendment to excuse themselves from the criticism that their actions have cause.…

    • 1102 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    They felt they had the right to express their views for others to hear. The students ignored her ruling and continued to set up their tables as before. They also moved to a…

    • 2074 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Knowledge Quest Sept. 2015: 8-13. Print.) Teaching staff does have the overruling of all things school organized, such as the paper in the Hazelwood trial that was censored because the teachers felt it was inappropriate for younger kids at the school because it discussed topics such as pregnancy. I feel that this is unjust due to the fact that students should have the right to choose the things they say and have some freedom in the things they do because it would teach them responsibility for after high school when they are on their…

    • 1588 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In the Tinker v. Des Moines court case the majority opinion believed that students need to have restrictions in place dictating what they can and cannot wear, and the teachers should effectively enforce the rules. Essentially, the majority agreed with the school principal's action to prohibit groups of students from wearing black armbands in support of the Vietnam war. Any student who proceeded to go against these rules would be suspended until all pieces of rules breaking clothing was removed. The Supreme Court did not agree with the view of the majority as it is their duty to uphold the freedoms the constitution grants.…

    • 439 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I chose this court case due to the rise of depression in our students today. When I start to read the court case I did not understand why it was presented. Then the treatment of the student by the teacher and principal was astounding. The background of this case starts in 1996-1997 school year, where Kristen Baird was a seventh grader in Fairfax, Virginia. She had a devoted interest in performing arts and was a member of the school’s theater arts class taught by Susan Rose called “Show Choir.”…

    • 953 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays