Should Students Have Freedom Of Speech In School

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There are limits to what you can and can not say in school. There is also a limit to what you can have from the constitution. I think that students shouldn't have the right to free speech in school. If we where to be able to say anything we want in school it could ruin the way we learn. People would be talking during class. Even in the constitution it give us a limit "First Amendment protection guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, there are limits in the school setting," it could mes s up our education. Also it would be very hard to found out we can and can not say. If had freedom of speech in school then who would even learn? "And figuring out where the line is drawn is fairly complicated," you can't just say you can only say one thing but not the other. …show more content…
"Adults serve as employees." Freedom of speech would probably make schools disastrous. Everyone needs a peaceful place to learn and do their homework. "A public learning institution requires a peaceful environment to thrive."

Students also have their rights to say what they want. Without having a limit then we would not achieve what we need to. "They must achieve academic excellence while obeying various laws, rules, and regulations." When we are in school we still have to follow the rule of the law, and even school rules. Some schools though have freedom of speech. "Private and parochial schools, however, are not similarly restricted by ideas of individual rights, free speech, and other liberties." You can still have your rights at some schools, but the public is

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