Law + Ethics Notes

The first amendment (1791)
-freedom of speach
-freedom of press
-right of people to assemble
-petition governemnt

The Tinker Standard
-Tinker vs. Des Moines School District
-Black armbands in 1965
-Student speech cant ne censored as long as it does not "materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others"

The Fraser Standard
-Betherl school district vs Fraser (1986)
-inappropriate speech for class president
-Because school officials have and "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior" they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indevent, even if it does not cause a material or substantial disruption.

Hazelwood Standard
-Hazelwood School District vs. Kuhlmeier (1988)
-Censor stories in student newspaper about teen pregnancy and divorce
-Censorship of school-sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns."

THe Fredrick Standard
-Morse Vs. Frederick
-January 2002, olympic torch travels through town
-Principal Morse cancels school
-Senior Frederick unveils banner on the sidewalk across street which reads "bong hits 4 jesus"
-Suspended for 10 days

Libel
-Defames someones composure
-Must be published
-False

Slander
-Must be said