September 22, 2007
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Was 19-yr-old Star Simpson’s sweatshirt “art” or a fake bomb?

Star was arrested on 9/21/07 at a Boston airport wearing a computer circuit board, battery and wiring on her sweatshirt. She is an electronics student at MIT attending Career Day and wanted to stand out.

She went to the airport to pick up her boyfriend when her ‘art’ stood out to airport officials. Star was charged with possessing a hoax device and released on bail.

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Mary Beth and John Tinker (Newseum, Washington, D.C.)

The leading case regarding student expression is Tinker v. Des Moines (U.S. Supreme Court, 1969) The test is one of disruption and violation of another’s rights. Read about the Tinker kids and what happened when they wore black armbands to school  under  “Why Can’t I Wear What I Want to School?” on this site.

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Judge Tom is the founder and moderator of AsktheJudge.info. He is a retired juvenile judge and spent 23 years on the bench. He has written several books for lawyers and judges as well as teens and parents including 'Teen Cyberbullying Investigated' (Free Spirit Publishing) and 'Every Vote Matters: the Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court' (Free Spirit Publishing). In 2020, the American Bar Association published "Cyberbullying Law," the nation's first case-law book written for lawyers, judges and law students. When he's not answering teens' questions, Judge Tom volunteers with the American Red Cross and can be found hiking, traveling and reading.

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