USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The court found that the First Amendment applied to public schools, and school officials could not censor student speech unless it disrupted the educational process. Because wearing a black armband was not disruptive, the court held that the First Amendment protected the right of students to wear them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Supreme Court ruled that the armbands were a form of symbolic speech, which is protected by the First Amendment, and therefore the school had violated the students’ First Amendment rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -7–2 decision for Tinker The Court also held that the students did not lose their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech when they stepped onto school property.