Ben Junior Suspension Argumentative Essay

However, in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, students wore bracelets to protest but never exhibited disrespectful or inappropriate behavior. (Decker,

In the past students did not know the guidelines of what they could say at school,but the students at Des Moines brought attention to the rights of every student at school(Blacher 10). Things changed in the 1960's many students wore black armbands to school as a way of protesting the Vietnam War (Blacher 11).The Des Moines school banned them from wearing their armbands(“Case summary:Tinker”1). Mary Beth and John Tinker believed it was their constitutional right to be able to express how they feel(“Case summary:Tinker”1). They decided to take their case to the courts. case went all the way to the supreme court(“Case summary:Tinker”1).

Anxiously on the day of Thursday, September 1, 1966 the Tinkers filed back into court to hear the verdict. Sadly the Tinkers did not hear what they wanted to. The judge ruled in favor for the defendants saying that it was constitutionally justified that the school was allowed to ban the armbands. Students rights were pushed out the door again but Mary Beth Tinker would not stop.

The suspension would last until they returned to school without the armband. Three students were suspended until they returned to

However, on the 16th and 17th the petitioners wore their armbands and refused to remove them leading to their suspension. The students did not return to school until after their planned protest period was over. The petitioner’s fathers then filed a complaint that asked for an

However, Colleen Copernica’s argument is not good. Reason being Mr. Copernica knew that when he was attending the football game and the National Anthem would be said. However, he deliberately went against school policy in which he was informed of and also informed of the consequences of not following the rules. Therefore, the principal of the school (Jane Skinner) has the duty to discipline students when they pose a distraction that impacts other’s ability to learn or perform. Jane Skinners policy was created to create a safe public forum for sporting events that was free of disruption to the athletic contest.

My perspective on this case is that the student was still a representative of his school at the football game and the principal had the right to take action against his acts. Taylor Murphy claimed that, while on school property, the event was outside of the school day and he was acting as a free and public individual. In the case Morse v. Frederick, he may have no been “in school” but he was on school grounds and Morse v. Frederick states “pupils who participate in approved social events and class trips are subject to the same student conduct rules that apply during the regular school program.” Even if Murphy didn’t realize it, he associated himself with the school by wearing his school varsity jacket, so it was clear to the public that

Bus Stabber Jim is out there, in an alley. He 's smoking a cigarette, stroking the blade of his knife, and chatting up a dame. The sickly streetlights cascade a filthy glow over both of them. The bus is approaching, and Jim 's gonna lead this poor, innocent woman on board, and then what 's going to happen? Will he stab her, and continue his streak of senseless violence?

A public school should be an environment where anyone in attendance should feel safe and comfortable. In source 1, The NFA Zero Tolerance policy states “The goal in establishing NFA’s Zero Tolerance policy is to provide a safe and orderly campus for all of our students, faculty, and staff.” Source 1 later states that students will receive a 10-day out-of-school- suspension, and possibly result in expulsion for any of the following reasons: Possession of weapon(s), possession of drugs/alcohol, extortion, hate crimes, and assault. Luke’s shirt and tattoo is clearly showing prejudice against minorities and jews, and should be seen as a hate crime. The shirt also goes against NFA’s dress code which can be seen in source 1.

In 1965 three students, John F. Tinker- 15 years old, Christopher Eckhardt- 16 years old, Mary Beth Tinker- 13-year-old, were suspend for wearing black armbands that supported hostilities in Vietnam and a truce. These three teens attended school through the Des Moines Independent School District. Parents of these student stood up and claimed a violation of their First Amendment right of freedom of speech. The armbands were an agreed about activity by a group of adult and students that meet in early December.

In today’s society, we have former National Football League(NFL) quarterback Collin Kapernick who’s no longer in the NFL because of his protest against racial inequality. However, many people believe he is no longer in the NFL because of his talent. Kapernick led the 49ers to Super Bowl 47. Although they didn’t win, he threw for 302 yards with a touchdown and rushed for 62 yards. Therefore, he didn’t get kicked out of the league because he wasn’t good enough, but for sitting down during the national anthem.

The students were asked to remove the armbands by school officials and when the students refused they were suspended. The concern is that the students First Amendment Rights were violated, specifically their free speech. The Des Moines, IA school district argued that the students First Amendment Rights were not violated because their actions created a disruption to the school environment. The parents appealed the school district’s decision through each of the federal courts and ultimately, landed at the US Supreme court.

I think that if this hate rule at least had some consideration for their students with a announcement or a post on the school website it would ease us students at Edison Public High School. But overall this rule/policy needs some kind of modification or a told veto because it make no sense why a certain part of your outfit is taken away without out a guideline set for

In 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District upheld the right to freedom of speech of students to protest the Vietnam war by wearing black armbands. The case explained the problem that “students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” (Student) As students, we are free to express ourselves through what we wear. As students, we have every right to proclaim our beliefs

Brian Wilson and Laura Finley discuss how they believe instead keeping violence out of schools the laws “prevent student learning” (Wilson and Finley). Regarding the purpose of the policies, Wilson and Finley state, “zero-tolerance policies are, in effect, a means of channeling young people into the juvenile justice system.” Some of the policies have nothing to do with the safety of the school such as being a distraction, and disobeying dress code. These types of infractions allows minority students to spend less time in school and more time home; time home allows students to find trouble in gangs and crime. Instead of sending students home for a dress code infraction, administrators could simply have clothing available for students who have these infractions.