Bong Hits 4 Jesus

[rwesty]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/25/fr...ech/index.html


Thoughts?

SCOTUS rules that school may suspend student for displaying banner near school/

[ElliotR]

What a doctrinally incoherent decision. I weep for the Court.

[Beavis68]

of course it was correct, freedom of speech doesn't mean anything anywhere anytime.

[Phil153]

I don't see the problem. The courts have often held that student free speech is limited while in school.

[loose passive]

Do students have the right to disrupt class/school functions?

What if he was holding this sign instead...


What rights do the administrators have to stop disruptive behaivior?

[MrMon]

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I don't see the problem. The courts have often held that student free speech is limited while in school.

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He wasn't in school, he didn't go to school that day. He was an 18 year-old student who showed up at a public event on public property among other students. If the sign he held up didn't involve a supposed drug message, I can easily see the ruling going the other way, but since the drug war boogie man trumps all, free speech loses.

[Phil153]

That's not in the linked article. Do you have a reference?

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The incident occurred in January 2002 just outside school grounds when the Olympic torch relay was moving through the Alaska capital on its way to the Salt Lake City, Utah, Winter Games.

Though he was standing on a public sidewalk, the school argued Frederick was part of a school-sanctioned event, because students were let out of classes and accompanied by their teachers.

Morse ordered the senior to take down the sign, but he refused. That led to a 10-day suspension for violating a school policy on promoting illegal drug use.

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[MrMon]

Not off the top of my head. I know the Anchorage Daily News ran an extensive article about it when the case was heard before the court that had all the details, but it now appears you have to pay to get the article. That article showed how the kid and his dad got really reamed by the powers that be in Anchorage, basically ruining the kid and his father by abusing police power and the awarding of public contracts. If I can pull up a free copy, I'll post it, or if anyone can find those details, please link them in.

[MrMon]

Okay, some of the details are here, but it's much more extensive than this.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...031201699.html

[govman6767]

[ QUOTE ]
Do students have the right to disrupt class/school functions?

What if he was holding this sign instead...


What rights do the administrators have to stop disruptive behaivior?

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This would not be a problem in a Tacoma School district as none of the students would be able to read the signs.

Seriously though Bong hits is funny for the twits here who show up at funerals and schools I advocate bad things. It's a shame only good people are the victims of violent crimes.