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    position as teachers in a school, whether public or private, is that of a missionary in a mission field. Therefore, it is important for us to know the legal capacities for us to be the light in the schools where we will teach. This paper will address several court cases that have affected the teachings of evolution and creationism in public schools and the implications for Bible-believing teachers. One of the most famous events regarding the teaching of Creation in public schools was the Scopes…

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    In the landmark decision of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Judge John E. Jones soundly argues that intelligent design (ID) does not represent a scientific theory, but rather a religious argument whose teaching in public schools violates the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This argument exhibits both logical validity and true premises in its categorization of the theory as non-scientific, thus being truly sound. In essence, the decision states that…

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    follows: New York Times v. Sullivan, Morse v. Frederick, Bethel School District v. Fraser and Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. The Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District case establised the “disruption test” that many court cases that followed adhered to. The “disruption test” meant that an act of expression should be permitted within a school facility as long as it does not disturb school functions or attack the rights of another…

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    students, John Tinker, 15, Mary Beth Tinker, 13, and Christopher Eckhardt, 16, wore black armbands to school to protest the United States involvement in the Vietnam war, The school suspended the students,but the guardians of the kids claim. The District Court ruled that the school had not violated the Constitution...The Tinker 's took the case to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said ” While schools certainly have the right to establish rules relating to “the length of skirts or the type of…

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    universities. Elementary and High-School teachers had far less protection from dismissal, faced more direct pressure from principals and parents to conform, and rarely asserted claims to academic freedom in class. Barbara Elfbrandt took the initiative on june 1, 1961. four weeks before the deadline for signing the form she had been given on may 1, she filed suit in Pima County Superior Court against Imogene Russell, who chaired the Amphitheater Elementary School District, and a host of local and…

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    For example, Tinker vs Des Moines symbolically struck the government with great voice. Under the assumption as civil disobedience, the students who wore black armbands at school to show their perspective of avoiding the Vietnam War were banned from school and later recognized as a damper on silent protests violates freedoms in school zones which evolved under the idea that this initial “civil disobedience” was actually now protected because of the first amendment. The first amendment grants the…

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    University of San Diego School of Law Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues and referred to as a “landmark case” by Thomas L. Tedford and Dale A. Herbeck. The case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District 393 U.S. 503 (1969) is a case in which Three public school students; John Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt and Mary Beth Tinker wore black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War. The school board…

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    Fraser, a senior at Bethel High School in Bethel, Washington, spoke to a school assembly to nominate a classmate for vice president of the student government. Students were required either to attend the assembly or go to study hall. about 600 students attended this assembly, where Fraser gave a lewd, and inappropriate speech riddled with sexual innuendos. some kids laughed, others in aw. Fraser previously consulted teachers on whether this speech was appropriate for school, they believed not.…

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    Imagine losing the ability to say a common vocabulary during school, a place where most spend a large amount of time in. Imagine suspensions for using the now forbidden word because a pledge that all students must abide by was written and given to each and every student. This idea of a pledge that takes away from students and even teachers should not be utilized in schools. Since the creation of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the First Amendment--the Freedom of Speech--has been in place to protect…

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    Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District: Students Free Their Speech Cecelia Delledera AP Government-3AB January 9, 2018 In Tinker v. Des Moines the topic of student’s rights at school was brought into question as the case found its way to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1969. This case helped to define how the 1st Amendment applies to students while they are on school grounds. Students’ are called in this case to defend their freedom of expression, and end up changing how we as…

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