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Tinker Vs. Des Moines - Online Term Paper

Tinker Vs. Des Moines

My representation is the defense of Des Moines, Iowa.
1. On a cold, brisk December morning in 1965 five students, and their
parents of Des Moines high school made an extremely poor decision by
wearing dark, filthy black, inappropriate material representing non-
existent peace in a thriving nation. Earlier that week the principal of the
high school warned the students and the parents that the armbands would
create a nuisance and disrupt the learning environment making the
educational atmosphere discontent. They wore the armbands anyway and when
they refused to take off the bands they were merely suspended as punishment
which is still thought of today as appropriate response to direct ...

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to the authority of a school district, or school to
establish rules for student behavior and conduct.

3. The Tinker's accused the school district of violating The Bill of Rights,
first amendment, the right of freedom of speech and the fourteenth
amendment, the rights of the citizens [civil rights]. They claimed that
MaryBeth was exercising her rights under the Constitution. They then sued
the school district for violating those rights. The school district did
not agree and fought to defend their position.

4. The defense reminded the court that the school district authorities have
the right to administer rules that will maintain their standards of safety
and quality of education for their students. In addition, the school
authorities warned the students IN ADVANCE that if they wore an armband to
school the punishment would be suspension. In spite of this advance
warning the students blatantly engaged in this prohibited activity,
disrupting the learning environment. ...

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Added: 4/26/2005 12:37:28 AM
Category: Government
Type: Free Paper
Words: 401
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