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3/13/2017 F F r r e e Spe e c h in Public e e Spe e c h in Public Sc hools: Politic s, Pr Sc hools: Politic s, Pr ose ose and Pr and Pr ofanity fr ofanity fr om 1967 om 1967 to the Pr to the Pr e se nt e se nt A Pane l Disc ussio n A Pane l Disc ussio n E E nte r nte r ing the Sc hoolhouse ing the Sc hoolhouse Gate Gate  I  I n 1969, SCOT n 1969, SCOT US he ld that US he ld that stude nts do no t she d the ir stude nts do no t she d the ir c o nstitutio nal rig hts to fre e c o nstitutio nal rig hts to fre e spe e c h at the sc ho o lho use spe e c h at the sc ho o lho use g ate . g ate .  SCOT  SCOT US has rule d o n stude nt US has rule d o n stude nt fre e spe e c h c ase s o nly thre e fre e spe e c h c ase s o nly thre e time s sinc e the n. L time s sinc e the n. L o we r c o urts o we r c o urts and sc ho o l administrato rs de al and sc ho o l administrato rs de al with the se issue s re g ularly. with the se issue s re g ularly. 1

3/13/2017 It Has Gotte n Mor It Has Gotte n Mor e e Complic ate d Complic ate d  T  T he first c ase invo lve d a simple blac k armband. he first c ase invo lve d a simple blac k armband.  But no w we have F  But no w we have F ac e bo o k, T ac e bo o k, T witte r, all manne r witte r, all manne r o f blo g s. We have t-shirts. Vulg arity, c o arse o f blo g s. We have t-shirts. Vulg arity, c o arse lang uag e , abo und. T lang uag e , abo und. T ho se who se e k to re stric t ho se who se e k to re stric t o ffe nsive spe e c h are o fte n ac c use d o f o ffe nsive spe e c h are o fte n ac c use d o f inappro priate “po litic al c o rre c tne ss.” inappro priate “po litic al c o rre c tne ss.”  No o ne is mo re aware o f all this than yo ur  No o ne is mo re aware o f all this than yo ur typic al assistant princ ipal. typic al assistant princ ipal. T T he Issue s… he Issue s…  Whe re are we no w—48 ye ars afte r the  Whe re are we no w—48 ye ars afte r the T T inke r c ase ? inke r c ase ?  Whe re are we he ade d—in lig ht o f  Whe re are we he ade d—in lig ht o f ubiquito us so c ia l me dia ubiquito us so c ia l me dia c o mmunic a tio n? c o mmunic a tio n?  What sho uld sc ho o l atto rne ys be  What sho uld sc ho o l atto rne ys be advising the ir c lie nts abo ut the se issue s? advising the ir c lie nts abo ut the se issue s? 2

3/13/2017 Our Our Pane l Pane l  Mary Be th T  Mary Be th T inke r, the plaintiff in T inke r, the plaintiff in T inke r v. inke r v. De s Mo ine s . De s Mo ine s .  David Rubin, sc ho o l distric t atto rne y,  David Rubin, sc ho o l distric t atto rne y, Me tuc he n, Ne w Je rse y. Me tuc he n, Ne w Je rse y.  F  F rank L rank L amo nte , atto rne y with the amo nte , atto rne y with the Stude nt Pre ss L Stude nt Pre ss L aw Ce nte r. aw Ce nte r.  Mo de rato r: Jim Walsh, sc ho o l distric t  Mo de rato r: Jim Walsh, sc ho o l distric t atto rne y, Austin, T atto rne y, Austin, T e xas. e xas. 3

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3/13/2017 Birmingham Sunday, September 15, 1963 4

3/13/2017 Michael Andrew James Schwerne Goodman Chaney r “Burnside v Byars” 5

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3/13/2017 December 22, 1965 8

3/13/2017 Casey Glouster High School Virginia “I’m standing up for students to have a voice in the school system. I joined the school board.” 9

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