school rights

Are There Legitimate Reasons For A School To Restrict Students Speech?

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Are There Legitimate Reasons For A School To Restrict Students Speech? Are there legitimate reasons for a school to restrict students speech? In 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier that public school officials can censor school-sponsored student expression as long as they have a valid educational reason for doing

Do Students Lose Their Rights When They Enter School?

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Do Students Lose Their Rights When They Enter School? Do students lose their rights when they enter school? The Supreme Court ruled in 1969 that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” This is true for other fundamental rights, as well. Do I have First