Once again, Tinker comes before the Supreme Court
In 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that children and teenagers have constitutional rights that must be respected by school
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This 12-year-old understands the First Amendment
How many of you, when confronted by a police officer, would talk back or question the officer? How many 12-year-old
Democracy or “swats?”
You are well aware of the massacre on Valentine’s Day of 2018. Fourteen students and three teachers were killed at
Can students be forced to recite the Pledge of Allegiance?
In 2016, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started a national conversation and movement by kneeling on the sidelines
October is Anti-Cyberbullying Month
The Current State of Cyberbullying October is National Anti-Cyberbullying Month, so it’s a good time to reflect on the state
Harvard Withdraws Admissions of 10 Students for Online Speech
Ten high school seniors from across the country were accepted by Harvard University for admission in the Class of 2021.
College student’s response to his ex-girlfriend’s letter of apology backfires
Nick Lutz, age 21, attended the University of Central Florida. In February, 2017, he found a four-page letter of apology from
College student expelled for off-campus speech on social media
Craig Keefe was a nursing student at Central Lakes College in Minnesota. In 2012, he made several comments about classmates on
A different “slant” on free speech
A Portland, Oregon band performed, in a sense, before the U.S. Supreme Court in January, 2017. Simon Tam’s rock group,
Rainbow stickers banned at California high school
About a dozen students at Shadow Hills High School in Indio, California, put a sticker on their identification badges and