Friday, March 23, 2012
Court Case Tinker vs. Des Moines
The court case I thought was the most interesting was Tinker vs. Des Moines. John Tinker and his sister Mary Beth Tinker wore black arm bands to school to protest the war that was going on. Many teachers feared the arm bands would cause disturbances. The school asked John and his sister to take off the arm bands or face being suspended. They both refused and were suspended from school. Does the wearing of arm bands in public school, as a form of symbolic protest, violate the First Amendment's freedom of speech protections? No it does not. Everyone has the freedom of speech wether they are talking or wearing an arm band. Tinker was not harming anyone or doing anything wrong. He was just voiceing his opinion. Ibelieve students should be able to express themselves by wearing whatever they want. Some school have so many rules about the dress codes, its ridiculous!
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