In the Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, the Tinkers were suing because they believed that their school violated their first amendment right to freedom of speech. This case was decided in 1969 under the Warren Court with a 7-2 decision. Three of the Tinker children and one of their friends wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. Just before the children did this, the school made a rule against protesting the Vietnam War. When the children went to school with the black armbands on, they were suspended. The Tinkers believed that the school suspending them violated their first amendment right to freedom of speech. The Supreme Court decision was that the schools can regulate students’ freedom of speech only if the
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If the schools did not have dress codes, the students would be able to wear clothing that is inappropriate or distracting to the other students, and it could take away from the other students’ learning. Without a dress code, student could also wear clothes that promote illegal things like underage drinking or gangs. Schools also typically regulate some of the things that students can say. An example of this is that students are usually punished in some way if they say inappropriate word or insult teachers or other students. This is obviously a necessary thing for schools regulate. If they did not, it could cause problems such as more fighting, bullying, and learning distractions. One huge thing that schools are starting to regulate more every year is the use of technology. Some schools and teachers do not allow the use of phones during class which is a great thing because if they allowed cell phone use many of the students would never learn anything.
Overall, the case of Tinker v. Des Moines was an important case because it stated that students still are given the constitutional right to freedom of speech when they walk in the school. This case clearly changed the way that schools were required to treat students for the better. 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
If the schools did not have dress codes, the students would be able to wear clothing that is inappropriate or distracting to the other students, and it could take away from the other students’ learning. Without a dress code, student could also wear clothes that promote illegal things like underage drinking or gangs. Schools also typically regulate some of the things that students can say. An example of this is that students are usually punished in some way if they say inappropriate word or insult teachers or other students. This is obviously a necessary thing for schools regulate. If they did not, it could cause problems such as more fighting, bullying, and learning distractions. One huge thing that schools are starting to regulate more every year is the use of technology. Some schools and teachers do not allow the use of phones during class which is a great thing because if they allowed cell phone use many of the students would never learn anything.
Overall, the case of Tinker v. Des Moines was an important case because it stated that students still are given the constitutional right to freedom of speech when they walk in the school. This case clearly changed the way that schools were required to treat students for the better. 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