Tinker V. Des Moines, Kuhlmieir V. Hazelwood

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some conflicting viewpoints about the armbands. The school board said that no
one has the absolute right to freedom of expression, where the Tinkers said that
only banning armbands and not other political symbols was unconstitutional. The
school board said that the armbands were disruptive to the learning environment,
where the Tinkers said they were not. Finally, the school board said that order
in the classroom, where political controversy should be discussed, is entitled
to constitutional protection. The Tinkers believed that the armbands were worn
as the students views, and therefore should be constitutionally protected and
respected by the school. These were all important arguments in the case.
Personally, I agree with the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the 1st
Amendment rights of the students in school. Why shouldn't students have the
same rights as other people? If the students wore obscene clothing, ran out of
classrooms, or set the school on fire in ...

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