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__**Cyber-Bullying **__ Allison Edge

Do students still have all their First Amendment rights, including Freedom of Speech, while in public school?

The question of whether students retain all of their First Amendment rights while at school has been evaluated many times over the past few decades. In the Tinker v. Des Moines case, students were suspended for wearing black arm bands to protest the Vietnam war. A case was filed against the school district stating that the students had been denied their Freedom of Speech rights. The court ruled in favor of the students. This allowed the students to express themselves in a calm manner that wasn't disturbing any other students.

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could cause fights. || something the school is doing. || Other students may be offended. || will see in the real world after they graduate. || If a student expresses their opinion that someone else doesn't agree with, they could be put in danger. || "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier ." FindLaw | Cases and Codes. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012.
 * Pros || Cons ||
 * Students can express their opinion. || Students expressing themselves with no boundaries
 * Students can protest if they don't believe in
 * Students are practicing the democracy they

"Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser." //FindLaw | Cases and Codes //. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec.2012.

"Tinker Vs. Des Moines Independent School District." //Tinker Vs. Des Moines Independent School District //. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2012.

In the Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser case, a student was suspended for presenting a speech in front of the school that was vulgar and lewd. A case was filed stating that the student's First Amendment rights of Freedom of Speech had been violated. The Supreme Court ruled that his rights were not violated because schools are allowed the regulate their students' speech in some ways.

In the Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier case, students were punished for writing an article in the school newspaper about pregnancy and divorce. They sued on the grounds that they were not receiving their Free Speech rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. However, the court ruled that the students' rights had not been violated.

In the Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District case, freedom of speech was the main goal as well. Several students of the Des Moines School District were suspended for wearing black arm bands in protest of an American government policy involving the Vietnam war. When the students' parents took the case to the Supreme Court, the decision was in favor of the students. They could not be punished for protesting peacefully in school.

I think in some cases, students' speech should be limited in schools but only it poses a true threat to other students. Schools are supposed to be an environment for learning, not vulgar language. However, any decision made by schools officials to prohibit student speech should not infringe upon the rights of the student.
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Works Cited //Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser. FindLaw | Cases and Codes //. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2012.

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//<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Freedom of Speech and Expression. // //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students! Know Your Rights //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2012.

//<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Frequently Asked Questions: Speech //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. //First Amendment Center//. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2012. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Holding/Napa, Reynolds, and Calif. "Fighting for Free Speech in Schools." Time. Time, n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012.

===**//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">.FindLaw | Cases and Codes. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. **===

===**//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SPLC //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2012. **===

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier <span class="date" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(1988): ////<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Censorship, Student Press Rights. ////<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.

//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Preface to 'Do School Policies Respect Students' Rights?'. // //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">School Policies //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Ed. Jamuna Carroll. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints. //Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 9 Dec. 2012.

//<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Five Freedoms - Court Case. // //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">First Amendment Schools //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2012.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tinker v. Des Moines <span class="date" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(1969): ////<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Student Speech, Symbolic Speech ////<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. ////<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.

//<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tinker Vs. Des Moines Independent School District. // //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tinker Vs. Des Moines Independent School District //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2012.

//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students' Rights //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. //Current Issues//: //Macmillian Social Science Library//. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2003. //Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.