The Importance Of The First Amendment In Schools

Schools Must Practice the First Amendment
For 32 years Lee's Summit High School has held a ceremony that featured candlelighting, readings from the Bible, and a nativity scene. On the 33rd year, in 1987, school officials were told by their lawyers that the holiday assembly was unconstitutional. A group of students claimed their right of religious freedom was taken away when the school changed their tradition. This is just one of the many examples students felt their first amendment rights were taken by a school district. Schools should stay true to the first amendment in their district because it would allow students to show their personality, prevent bullying, and provide the use of camera for students safety.
If schools actually followed the first amendment, student’s would not be afraid to show their personality. “The U.S. Supreme Court has …show more content…
Many teachers at PLMS think the same thing “ I think bullying is a matter of courage.” said Niki Stanley, “Kids will say and do whatever they want.” answered Brian Linquist, who also went on to say that phone usage “will create liability issues, and kids can’t vote, they are still learning and growing up.” Finally Tom Merrell sums everything up by saying “Personally, I think opening up phone usage is opening Pandora’s box.”
It might seem that letting kids express themselves,and having first amendment rights in school will make matters worse, but if this is so, why is it a constitutional right? Schools should stay true to the first amendment in their district because it would allow students’ to show their personality, prevent bullying, and provide the use of camera for students safety. Even if we can't have it all, students deserve more than they have. Let students learn from mistakes, for that to happen schools must let their students fail. You can not correct something

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The Importance Of The First Amendment In Schools