First Amendment to the United States Constitution

posts advocating for the #blacklivesmatter campaign, this seems to offend a few students and teachers. These two scenarios bring the question of whether schools should be able to limit online speech and how much this could violate a student’s first amendment right. While some may argue that anything outside the school is irrelevant to school; schools should limit free speech in schools for cyberbullying is very current with dramatic effects, leads to harassment in school, and violates the Office…

Political Correctness is against the notion of free speech, whether it be in video games, movies and television, clothing, even the language you use even disagreeing with them. By the very nature of PC it is self-censorship that in itself should be self-evident, although that’s not the issue at hand. People have the right to self-censor by their own will, but when they are extending this to others, that when the problem occurs. Twitter has recently appoint a council to “ensure that people feel…

the school and are great on helping the students and staff stay safe. The first complaint I’ve heard about the dogs is how they are an invasion of privacy. For several reasons I disagree with this statement. As citizens of the United States we are required to attend some form of school. When we agree to going to a school, we must agree to not carry any illegal substances on the property. Also the school building is a state building and it…

Having prayers in schools has been a subject to discussion as there are some people who think having prayer in schools is against the constitution. As children are too young to distinguish right and wrong, and they have no idea about religion, exposing them to religious matters and prayer is controversial. One of the articles that favors having prayer in schools is “We Need More Prayer” that is written by Armstrong Williams. Also, one of the articles that discusses against having prayer in…

Topic Sentence: Teachers believe that they are not allowed to talk about religion in the classroom. Explain Topic Sentence: Teachers are unaware that as long as they are simply just talking/educating about the topic of religion and not telling students what to believe in or what their personal beliefs are, it is permitted. Claim: Many believe that it's against the "rules" to speak of religion, however, this is wrong. Students may be taught about religion in classrooms, but public schools may…

angered many people because by putting on this skit, the school is promoting one religion; Christianity. There is no problem with Christianity, but advocating one religion is improper. The student and his father, who has complained about this Nativity state this in their complaint about the existence of Nativity in the school. “Their presence at the Christmas Spectacular is coercive, represents an endorsement of religion by…

Plagiarism is defined as; “ intentional unacknowledged use or incorporation of any other person's work in, or as a basis for, one's own work offered for academic consideration or credit or for public presentation”. In this essay I will be informing you on why plagiarism is not a good idea when writing an essay and what consequences may lead up to your actions. The University of Utah and Brigham Young University are some the amazing colleges I am really looking forward to attending after I…

mental state,” Wrote Chief Justice John Roberts. “ What Elonis knew is what mattered and it's not enough to say a reasonable person would find the threats to be genuine.” Its worth being mentioned that the court was making a decision on the case at a federal level and they did not address the extent to which Freedom of speech in the First Amendment was deal with at the criminal level ( these threats are referred to as “true threats”) Thus, this decision has no effect on online cases at the state…

less obvious instances? Students,parents,teachers and administrators are all wondering if students should be punished at school for what they post online, even if it’s on their personal websites on their own time. Schools must protect students’ First Amendment rights. They must also maintain the learning environment and safety at school. Should schools be allowed to limit students’ online speech? Should schools be allowed to limit students’ speech? I feel like they…

In the beginning of the chapter, it talked about how the Pledge of Allegiance brought controversy between politics, education, and religion. Students are in a way conditioned to recite the pledge. I remember going through a phase in fifth grade, where I thought that I shouldn’t recite the Pledge of Allegiance because of the phrase “under God” due to my religion. I thought saying “under God” would affect my faith towards my God, Allah SWT, but I also felt it was my duty to recite it because I am…