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Students' Rights and Responsibilities Under the First Amendment in Public Schools

This article explores the extent to which public school students enjoy the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, including freedom of expression, religion, speech, press, and peaceable assembly. It discusses various contexts such as personal expression in classrooms, during graduations, and at sports events, as well as collective actions like after-school clubs and student newspapers. Key Supreme Court decisions—Tinker v. Des Moines, Bethel School District v. Fraser, and Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier—are analyzed to outline the legal framework governing students' rights.

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Students' Rights and Responsibilities Under the First Amendment in Public Schools

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  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/94/238.html • Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986) http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us/478/675.html • Hazelwood School District v.Kuhlmeier (1988) http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us/484/260.html

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