Tinker V. Des Moines Independent School Case Study

The first case I decided to choose is the Tinker v. Des Moines. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District is about how three students got suspended by wearing an armband to silently protest the Vietnam War. The three students does not deserve to get suspended because they were not disturbing anyone’s education or causing harm. The students have the rights to have their own opinion regarding what was happening in the world or on any topics. I mean there are kids who wear brand name clothes that are offensives to some states and none of the administrators suspended them. In fact, during my community service I noticed some of the teachers wearing jerseys to represent their football team for Super bowl Sunday. I did not hear not one of the teachers get in trouble for wearing that and teachers picking teams can cause …show more content…
Bd. Of Education is the second case I like to discuss because it caught my attention while reading the passage. The case is about how students mocked school principals related to drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse, and other degrading activities. The Second Circuit wants to disciplinary action, unfortunately it was declined due to the Third Circuit. The Third Circuit states that the students are not allowed to get punished because it was off campus. In my opinion this is important because it states how students can just take advantage of staffs and ruin their future without no consequences since it was not on campus. I mean think about it students mocked a Myspace profile of a principal who had a career, but now will not after that action was created. In other words, if the principal wants to apply to another position for sure he or she will not get the job. Basically, his or her career is over due to students creating a profile out of fun. The important point of this is a person should think of the consequence on someone else life long term before doing any actions. The students need to be punished, if not with the school at least with the

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Tinker V. Des Moines Independent School Case Study