What is

Free Student
STUDENTS' FREE Free Speech
Speech? SPEECH AND and why students
Britannica says, "as stated in the 1st
and 14th Amendments to the
EDUATION should have
Constitution of the United States, to QUALITY protected free
express information, ideas, and
opinions free of government
The ACLU, a nonprofit organization
speech in schools
restrictions based on content...a
that does much in the community to
restriction is legitimate only if the
speech in question poses a “clear support free speech, says "The
and present danger”—i.e., a risk or protection of students’ rights to free
threat to safety or to other public speech and privacy—in and out of
interests that is serious and
school—is essential for ensuring that
imminent."
schools provide both quality
education and training in our
democratic system and values."
 Works Cited Freedom
Off Campus
American Civil
1. Liberties Union
The Texas Journal of Civil Liberties
and Civil Rights published an article
saying, "In Mahanoy, a public high
Student Speech and Privacy | school student brought action
American Civil Liberties Union
against her school district, alleging a
(aclu.org)
First Amendment violation after she
was suspended from the junior
Tinker v. 2. U.S. Courts varsity cheerleading squad because
of a social media post made off-

DES Tinker v. Des Moines | United States campus. Within the school building,
Courts (uscourts.gov) school officials are granted
substantial autonomy regarding the
Texas Journal of regulation and limitation of student

MOINES 3. Civil Liberties

and Civil Rights
conduct to ensure order is
maintained and educational goals
are met-but in general, this power is
This court case revolved around Two Cases, Two Different restricted to the school campus
students getting suspended for Freedoms: Student Free Speech itself."
wearing armbands at school to Through Social Media...: EBSCOhost
protest against the Vietnam War. (poudrelibraries.org)
"In Tinker v. Des Moines, the
Supreme Court of the United States
ruled that the First Amendment
applies to public schools. By
deciding that school officials cannot
censor student speech unless it
materially and substantially disrupts
the educational process the court
Percentage of students who believe their
set a precedent that is still cited in
college prevents them to say things
student free speech case..."
according to the United States because someone else may find it bias
Courts website. according to the Knight Foundation.