STUDENTS

1
STUDENTS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To what extent do public school students enjoy
  the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to
  the Constitution?

2
Freedom of Expression

• Religion
• Speech
• Press
• Peaceable assembly
• Have complaints heard

3
Prayer in the Public Schools

• In the classroom
• At graduation
• Before sports events
• Moment of silence
• After-school religious clubs
• Singing My Country 'Tis of Thee

4
Speech in Public Schools

• In the classroom
• In the hallway
• At an assembly
• At a sports event
• On the senior class trip

5
Press in the Public Schools

• High school newspaper
• Underground newspaper
• Student advertisements
• Badges, buttons, t-shirts

6
Peaceable Assembly in Schools

• In the lunchroom
• At a sports event
• School sponsored evening dance
• Off-campus prom
• After-school clubs

7
Supreme Court Decisions

• Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)
• http//caselaw.findlaw.com//us/9
  4/238.html
• Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986)
• http//caselaw.findlaw.com/us/47
  8/675.html
• Hazelwood School District v.Kuhlmeier (1988)
• http//caselaw.findlaw.com/us/484
  /260.html