Compare And Contrast Tinker Vs Moines

Supreme Court Justices know especially that the First Amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Now, process that, and try to imagine somebody fighting to take that away from you. Would you let that one down easy or would you fight back? Tinker and Des Moines, they fought for their rights, education, and justice.

A child is sent to school to learn the basic education necessities to succeed in this world. When they are turned away for standing up for what they believe in it creates a gap between their hearts and learning. If they do not want to be there or do not feel comfortable and accepted it is likely they will not try as hard. For example, in the writing Tinker v. Des Moines it states that “On December 16, Mary Beth and Christopher wore black armbands to their schools. John Tinker wore his armband the next day. They were all sent home and suspended from school until they would come back without their armbands. They did not return to school until after …show more content…
Des Moines stating that the bands were not even distracting in any way. “In wearing armbands, the petitioners were quiet and passive. They were not disruptive, and did not impinge upon the rights of others. In these circumstances, their conduct was within the protection of the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth.” It seems like the only people bothered by this was the teachers. Then the reading states, “The school officials banned and sought to punish petitioners for a silent, passive expression of opinion, unaccompanied by any disorder or disturbance on the part of petitioners.” The children were with peace. Emphasis on the word

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