Tinker V. Des Moines
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BACKGROUND
December 1965 - A group of students in Des Moines planned to wear black armbands to support peace in the Vietnam war
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After hearing their plan, the teachers set a school policy that forbid them to wear the bands
When students wore them anyway, they were sent home
Two of the students, Mary Beth & John Tinker sued the school through their parents
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The Courts
- Students sued & lost in a district court
- They appealed, but the Appeals court also ruled in favor of the school
- They went to the Supreme Court
Earl Warren was the Chief Justice at the time
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IN THE SUPREME COURT
- Debated 1968-1969
- Key players- Students & Des Moines School
- Dealt with Constitutional rights in schools
THE DECISION
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of the students. They said that schools didn't have the right to restrict student's Constitutional rights
"No one expects students to shed their constitutional right to freedom of speech at the schoolhouse gate. "
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