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Name any one of the three big Supreme Court cases that apply to student journalism.
What is • West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, the Supreme Court recognized that public school students have First Amendment rights. (Pledge)
• Tinker v. Des Moines School Independent Community School District, the Supreme Court first gave a specific standard for protection of students’ First Amendment rights. The only control given to school administrators was the right to punish school-sponsored student speech that significantly disrupted the work and discipline of the school or interfered with the rights of others. (armbands)
• In 1988, Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier The principal asked for PRIOR REVIEW and requested that articles on teen pregnancy and divorce be cut from the school-sponsored newspaper . The court ruled the school paper was not a PUBLIC FORUM and the school had a right to restrict content not in line with its stated educational goals and mission. (pregnancy story)