Amendment 1
The right to express ideas through speech and the press
Freedom of Speech
'The students have the right to "protest" in school if it does not ______
Disturb Class
School can suspend students for protesting when it
Causes disruptions of distractions
This type of speech, used by Ralph and his friends with their lanyards, involves expressing ideas without using words
Symbolic Speech
The right to practice religion freely and without government interference
Defenition of Freedom of Religion
The school removed Ralph's poem from the school's face book page and banned him from posting again. Why is this wrong?
Ralph's poem is protected under Artistic Expression. While the school could techinally remove it, banning him from all future posts is wrong and a violation of rights.
The school can refuse to not follow the students petition if
It has no educational purpose of benefits
The First Amendment protects this right, which Ralph exercised by submitting a parade request to the school.
The right to petition
The right to peacefully gather with others
Freedom of assembly
The students wore lanyards around their necks to express their support for the Syrian Refugee Crisis. The school suspended the students. Why is this wrong?
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Schools can remove student posts from their online platforms if the content is considered
The First Amendment applies to public schools because of this amendment, which extends constitutional protections to state governments
14th Amendment
The right to ask the government to address grievances
Right to petition
The students wore lanyards to protest the new US policy. They were suspnded because the principal was worried that this movement would distract students. Why was this wrong?
They have the right to petition the government if it does not disturb classes. Since the principal was only concerned about the distraction, but no disruptions actually occurred, what the school did is unconstitutional.
Students’ free speech rights can be limited if their actions or speech cause this at school
he First Amendment protects five freedoms: speech, press, petition, assembly, and this.
Religion
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The Bill of Rights
The students wrote a petition to the school requesting an in-school parade to express their beleifs. Rather then just refusing the parade, the school board refused to read the petition as a whole. Why is this wrong?
Under the First Amendment, people have rights to petition the government. Being that the school is public and funded by the government, they are obligated to at a minimum take it into consideration.
Blocking Ralph’s future posts on the school’s FaceLook page could violate this rule requiring fairness in public forums
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, but schools can restrict it if it causes this kind of problem
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