Bethlehem Area School District

Tinker v. Des Moines case Complete Citation Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969) Parties Involved in the Case John F. Tinker, fifteen years old, his younger sister Mary Beth Tinker, thirteen years old, and their friend Christopher Eckhardt, sixteen years old. Date and Place Where the Case Was Tried This case was contended on November 12, 1968. The court was chosen February 24, 1969. In a 7-2 choice, the Supreme Court decided that the…

On September 21, 2007, the court case Palmer v. Waxahachie I.S.D. took place because a student by the name of Palmer wore a t-shirt with the words “San Diego” on it to school. The administrators at school informed the student that he was in violation of the school dress code, which states that t-shirts with printed messages were not allowed. As a result, the student called his parents to bring him a different shirt. When they arrived, they had another t-shirt, but this time the message…

Moines public schools, decided they were going to wear black armbands to school for a period of time in protest of the Vietnam war. The school board found out about the students’ plan to protest, and decided to put a ban on the wearing of black armbands on school property. If any student came to school wearing an armband, they would be suspended. The three students decided to come to school wearing the armbands, and they were suspended. The students decided to sue the school district, through…

meeting contained adults and students in the Des Moines school district who all had a similar goal, a truce between America and Vietnam. To portray their support the group decided to wear black armbands throughout the winter holiday season. Even though this is a peaceful protest, the Des Moines school district did commend these actions. The school district released this avowal on December 14th, “... any student wearing an armband to school would be asked to remove it… he would be suspended…

of white persons, 10.8% consisting of persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, and 5.8% consisting of black persons (Census 2012). Although the statistics show that there isn’t much diversity, if you lived in the area you would see the diversity everywhere you go in the Northampton County area.…

divided between those who worked in the agriculture (40 percent) and those who did not (45 percent), including manufacturing (26 percent) and transportation (19 percent). By the end of the decade, 51 percent of the Mexican population lived in urban areas. The increased visibility of Mexicans in the southwestern cities set off racist behavior among Europe-Americans. At the same time, differences emerged within the Mexicans community from different generations, classes, birthplaces, and…

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Look for areas of agreement. When you have heard your opponents out, dwell first on the points and areas on which you agree. Be honest, Look for areas where you can admit error and say so. Apologize for your mistakes. It will help disarm your opponents and reduce defensiveness. Promise to think over your opponents’ ideas and study…