USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Two important Supreme Court cases, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District and Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, involved the First Amendment rights of students.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the landmark decision Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the U.S. Supreme Court formally recognized that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate".

Detailed explanation-3: -Decision: In 1988, the Supreme Court, with one vacancy, handed down a 5-3 decision in favor of the school. The Court reversed the appellate court, and said that public schools do not have to allow student speech if it is inconsistent with the schools’ educational mission.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988), the Supreme Court held that schools may restrict what is published in student newspapers if the papers have not been established as public forums.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tinker v. Des Moines is a historic Supreme Court ruling from 1969 that cemented students’ rights to free speech in public schools.