Law and Ethics notes

Five freedoms of the first amendments:

-religion
-press
-speech
-assembly
-petition



The first amendment does not regulate the behavior of private schools.



tinker v. des moines independent community school district (1969)
supreme court recognizes that the first amendment protects on-campus freedom of speech
tinker standard provided a start for student (freedom of) student speech in school



Fraser standard
Bethel school district v. fraser (1986)
innapropriate speech for class president, school officials feel they have the right to censor student speech if they find it vulgar and indecent
(certain limitations)



Hazelwood school district v. Kuhlmeier ( 1988)
hazelwood standard
supreme court significantly reduces the level of the first amendment protection by provided to most school sponsored student media. "reasonably related to teaching concerns"
applies only to school sponsored speech not public forum of student media



the frederick standard?
morse v. frederick (june 25, 2007)
jan 2002 olympics torch travels through town
principal cancels school
holds sign that says "bong hits 4 jesus" suspended for ten days
sues because he wasnt on school grounds and wasn't in school but principal says they are still apart of the school and they represent the school
supreme court rules because it was a school authorized activity, his suspension stays