The First Amendment Is A Violation In Schools

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Most importantly, the first amendment is still being violated three centuries after the Constitution was ratified. A major culprit of these violations are schools banning books or censoring articles. The Pico case, a book banning case that was taken to the Supreme Court, highlighted the fact that schools do not have complete authority in removing literature from libraries, but they still have a considerable amount of power in the matter (Brenyo). Giving schools the power to remove literature from their libraries is a very dangerous power to have, as it can violate the first amendment. Those violations can strips many common citizens of the option to view important political and social topics from other viewpoints, forcing them to agree with

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Mandatory Prayer In Schools

Although the prayer was nondenominational, these parents still felt it was a violation of the freedom of religion. After examining the freedom of religion located in the First Amendment decision was made. The rights of these children were indeed violated and decided on by the supreme court in The First Amendment protects the right to freedom of religion. Nobody should be forced into a mandatory prayer under the First Amendment. Our government is founded on the principle of the separation of the church…

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Brown V. Board Of Education Case Study

dangerous railroad switchyard to get to the bus stop to go her all-black school. There was a school that was closer to Linda’s home but it was only for white students. The Brown family took their case to court and said this violated the Fourteenth Amendment which states, “ No State shall make or enforce any law, which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.” Comparing the schools to schools in the present there is a tremendous difference. By looking at the political…

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Engel Vs Vitale Court Case Essay

This case protested that it is unconstitutional for public schools to create an official school prayer due to conflicting the first amendment. This court case has brought us our right to freedom of religion and also has demolished official state prayer in all public schools today. The Engel V. Vitale court case was argued on April 3rd 1962 and not decided on until June 25th 1962. This issues was brought up by the families of 10 public school students and brought to the attention of Steven l. Engel…

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Short Term Suspension Case Study

Long-Term Suspensions School Suspensions has became a very important topic in the last decade, there are many questions about this particular discipline process that is being administer all across the United States. Through this brief essay I will explain the policies of the Gadsden School District #32 on School Suspensions and we will make a comparison between this policies and the policy used to Goss v. Lopez (1975) Due Process Requirements for Short-Term Suspension Gadsden School District #32 policies…

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Essay about Point of Law

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T. L. O's Argumentative Essay

In 1980 at Piscataway High School in New Jersey, a teacher had walked into a school bathroom and caught two girls smoking. At Piscataway, it was unruly to smoke anywhere other than the designated smoking area. The teacher then proceeded to escort the girls to the principal’s office where they met with the assistant vice principal, Theodore Choplick. Theodore questioned the girls about the situation. The first girl admitted to be smoking, but the second, T.L.O, denied the fact that she had been smoking…

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Morse V. Fredrick: A Case Study

On January 24, 2002, in the course of the Olympic Torch Relay through Juneau, Alaska, Joseph Frederick, a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School, spread out a banner with the words “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” (Kincaid, 2008). Frederick was at the event as part of an activity that was under the supervision of the school. The event was under television coverage. Deborah Morse, the school’s principal, asked Frederick to put away the banner. Morse’s concern was that the banner was possibly interpreted as an encouragement…

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Essay about Drug Testing

Joel Fouts English 110 Argumentative Paper Drug Testing in High Schools Random drug testing in high schools is a heated debate across the nation. Many high schools have brought a great deal of attention to the thought of implementing this idea into education. The biggest thought of all is how this topic got in the spotlight so quickly. Some may think that educators, administrators, coaches or school board members are out to get students and make sure they get caught. For those wondering, interests…

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The Importance Of The Fourth Amendment

that remains is; how well is our government keeping this balance? The debate of freedom and safety draw heavily on the war on terror. Much of the losses of certain freedoms occurred after 9/11. The fourth amendment is arguably the most violated of all, in the name of safety. The fourth amendment states that, the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable…

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Wallace Vs Jaffree Case Study

Mobile County Public Schools. One of the children was teased by other students for not participating in prayer during the school day. On May 28, 1982 Jafree decided to sue the school system, school officials and three teachers. He sought a declaratory judgment and an injunction to prevent the school system from allowing regular religious activities to be held during school hours. Jafree maintained that allowing religious activities during school was a violation of the first amendment of the United States…

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