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    Question: Is it illegal to take freedom of speech from kids in school?

    Answer: School's need to maintain a safe environment for students and teachers. The right to free speech is protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the US Constitution. However, when spoken words are abusive, offensive or the language is unacceptable, your right to free speech may be limited. Fighting words, those that may create a situation in which a fight may occur, are not protected by the Constitution. Students' rights and the need for safe school environment may sometimes come in conflict. In such cases, the courts have determined that students may have their rights limited.


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    On 12/04/03
    jasmine from MI said:
    i think that kids need to have more rights when it comes to evrything including speech. people are quick to say that kids don't have an opinion on anything but in realiality we do. so i think that kids should be able to speak up just like adults to. it could be someting wrong but since people don't listen to kids they will never listen.
    On 11/13/03
    Andy from MO said:
    Wow! I still cannot believe that as a nation we allow this. This is a classsic slippery slope issue and if we allow the school and its random authority figures to decide what we can and cannot say, much more serious injustices will occur. "These people think it's a crime to tell them what's on my mind."
    On 11/10/03
    John from NE said:
    While you do have a constitutional right to free speech and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, the other students are guaranteed a public education, and that includes a safe enviroment, free from disruptions. Things you can say, in the classroom, in the hallway, or anywhere on school grounds, can affect other students, and it's unfair to them to let these things interfere with their education. As such, the teachers need to be able to search a student's belongings any time they have reason to believe a student possesses soemthing that might be a danger to other students. They n
    On 11/05/03
    Catherine from CA said:
    I can see where it may be abusive... but taking away the right of childrens speech... it's a new low for the government. Even if it is just limmiting the right, it is...how do i say it... just plain wrong and is disobeying the Constitution!!!! I, personaly, don't want to be able to ONLY talk about SERTAIN topics.
    On 11/05/03
    Joy from CA said:
    there is only one thing i can say about our rights, they're... how can i put this... unconstitutional. it's wrong that we can burn our flags and declare how much we hate america, but we can't talk about our religion, feelings of war, or race issues in class!!!!!
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