Jessica Drass
March 23, 2016 Can the United States government take away the rights in the first amendment after promising the those very rights applied to all? Student and teachers have seemed to take turns taking one another to court to discuss students freedoms and rights in and out of the classroom. A few of these cases have been tried in the Supreme Court in an attempt to change the laws surrounding the issue. Since these court cases have arisen, students rights in the classroom are slowly diminishing to none, the actions of the students against this legislation, the actions of the teachers, and how the administration's board and the Supreme Court handle these issues have all led to the changes in these laws. The Supreme Court ruled …show more content…
Students should have the option, if that's the way it will be, on whether or not they can go to school. However, on the flip side of this, "The First Amendment prohibits governmental entities from unconstitutionally infringing rights of free speech. Students in public schools, therefore, do have rights under the First Amendment." (Chmara, Theresa, Mrs. "Do Minors Have First Amendment Rights in Schools." Knowledge Quest Sept. 2015: 8-13. Print.) The First amendment implies that the government cannot take away freedom of speech from anyone so students do technically have their first amendment rights. …show more content…
"Courts rule in the favor of who is right in the case, not just the school board although that has been argued in many cases previously." (Carroll, Jamuna, and Helen Cothran, eds. Students' Rights. Detroit: Bonnie Szumski, 2005. Print.) This is fair of the courts and because they are under oath I believe that they do what is right for all students and not just the teachers in particular. However, the court often allows the school board to make most decisions in the school and rely on teacher discretion in the classroom. "School officials also have greater discretion in the classroom and in the context of planned school events." (Chmara, Theresa, Mrs. "Do Minors Have First Amendment Rights in Schools." 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
March 23, 2016 Can the United States government take away the rights in the first amendment after promising the those very rights applied to all? Student and teachers have seemed to take turns taking one another to court to discuss students freedoms and rights in and out of the classroom. A few of these cases have been tried in the Supreme Court in an attempt to change the laws surrounding the issue. Since these court cases have arisen, students rights in the classroom are slowly diminishing to none, the actions of the students against this legislation, the actions of the teachers, and how the administration's board and the Supreme Court handle these issues have all led to the changes in these laws. The Supreme Court ruled …show more content…
Students should have the option, if that's the way it will be, on whether or not they can go to school. However, on the flip side of this, "The First Amendment prohibits governmental entities from unconstitutionally infringing rights of free speech. Students in public schools, therefore, do have rights under the First Amendment." (Chmara, Theresa, Mrs. "Do Minors Have First Amendment Rights in Schools." Knowledge Quest Sept. 2015: 8-13. Print.) The First amendment implies that the government cannot take away freedom of speech from anyone so students do technically have their first amendment rights. …show more content…
"Courts rule in the favor of who is right in the case, not just the school board although that has been argued in many cases previously." (Carroll, Jamuna, and Helen Cothran, eds. Students' Rights. Detroit: Bonnie Szumski, 2005. Print.) This is fair of the courts and because they are under oath I believe that they do what is right for all students and not just the teachers in particular. However, the court often allows the school board to make most decisions in the school and rely on teacher discretion in the classroom. "School officials also have greater discretion in the classroom and in the context of planned school events." (Chmara, Theresa, Mrs. "Do Minors Have First Amendment Rights in Schools." 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