CALL TO ORDER

Make sure your homework is in the upper right hand corner of

your desk!!!

Do you think that students should be able to say whatever they want in school? Why or why not? Justify your answer in at least 3 sentences.

I’ll beat you up after

school

$#@#$(*(#@)

Refresh and Review

Yesterday, we learned that you are allowed to exercise your first amendment right as long as you do not interfere with the purposes of government.

Homework: Let’s go over it!

1. What purpose of government was the government acting on by requiring citizens to join the army?

2. Why did Mohammed Ali refuse to join the army?

3. What aspect of the First Amendment protects Mohammed Ali’s reason?

Homework: Let’s go over it!

4. What would happen if all American citizens who were chosen for the Army refused to serve, just as Mohammed Ali did?

5. Do you believe that Ali should have had to serve in the Army? Why or why not? Please explain using at least 4 sentences.

Objective

Students will be able to evaluate the degree to which students maintain their first amendment rights in schools BY

• analyzing the precedent set by the Tinker v. Des Moines case and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier case in a graphic organizer

• sorting arguments for both sides of the Tinker case

• comparing the outcome of both by creating a political cartoon

• writing an editorial

What is precedent?

Precedent is when the outcome of a previous decision affects future decisions.

EXAMPLE:When the boy stole candy from the store, his mother took away all of his toys. This established the precedent that if the boy stole candy again, he would receive the same punishment.

Half way through Ms. Zeins’ class, a student asks to go to the bathroom. Ms. Zeins says “No”.

In the scenario below, what PRECEDENT is established?

What would happen if another student asks?

NO

In the scenario below, what PRECEDENT is established?

Gregory Lee Johnson burns a flag to protest the Vietnam War. The Supreme Court rules that the state of Texas cannot punish him just because he offended some really patriotic people.

Since it was not made illegal, the Supreme Court set the PRECEDENT that people could exercise their free

speech by burning the flag!

Since it was not made illegal, the Supreme Court set the PRECEDENT that people could exercise their free

speech by burning the flag!

Now that we have precedent down…Now that we have precedent down…

Let’s see where we stand on students’ rights. I need everyone to stand up and move to either:

STRONGLY AGREEAGREEDISAGREESTRONGLY DISAGREEDepending on “where you stand” on each of the

following statements.

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

Since the government can’t take free speech away from you, the school shouldn’t be able to either.

Free speech is not a guaranteed right; the government needs to maintain order sometimes, so it is okay for them to take it away if a situation is unsafe.

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

In order for a school to function, there must be rules prohibiting behavior that violates the school’s educational mission. School discipline is a part of children’s development as good citizens.

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

Schools are for learning, and real learning includes debate of controversial issues. Thus, interacting with students who have different viewpoints is part of the educational process.

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

Allowing students to wear what they want, like rosary beads or armbands, will lead us down a slippery slope. Students will see this as a reason to break other school rules as well.

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

Students should be able to publish or say whatever they want in a newspaper or on posters, even if it criticizes the people who run the school.

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

There should be rules about what can be written in a school newspaper, especially because people could have their feelings hurt.

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

Cursing should be allowed in school.

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

Take a seat.

Let’s take a look at TWO Supreme Court cases that set a precedent for how students have been treated in American schools.

This case expanded the rights of students in school under the first amendment by saying that students “do not give up their right to free speech at the school house gate.”

John and Mary Beth Tinker wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. They were suspended.

FACTS OF THE CASE:Tinker v. Des Moines

SUPREME COURT SIDED

WITH TINKERS!

HAZELWOOD V. KUHLMEIER

This case restricted the rights of students in school under the first amendment by saying students needed to follow certain rules when publishing work for the school newspaper

FACTS OF THE CASE:Kuhlmeier and other

students printed articles in the school newspaper about teenage pregnancy and divorce. The principal at Hazelwood High School, censored it.

COURTSIDED WITH PRINCIPAL

What was the precedent set by each of these cases?

Tinker v. Des Moines

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

Objective

Students will be able to evaluate the degree to which students maintain their first amendment rights in schools BY

analyzing the precedent set by the Tinker v. Des Moines case and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier case in a graphic organizer

• sorting arguments for both sides of the Tinker case

• comparing the outcome of both by creating a political cartoon

• writing an editorial

With a partner:

Qualify the arguments of the Tinker v. Des Moines case. Write a “T” if it is an argument Tinker would have made, and a “DM” if it is an argument an administrator would have made. When you are done, you may move on to the

political cartoon creation on the back!

When you are done, you may move on to the political cartoon creation on the back!

Objective

Students will be able to evaluate the degree to which students maintain their first amendment rights in schools BY

analyzing the precedent set by the Tinker v. Des Moines case and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier case in a graphic organizer

sorting arguments for both sides of the Tinker case

comparing the outcome of both by creating a political cartoon

• writing an editorial

Editorial: Prompt

American schools are like:a)A prisonb)A playgroundc) Other: _________________d)Bothe)NeitherYou must justify your answer using both of the

Supreme Court cases.

Objective

Students will be able to evaluate the degree to which students maintain their first amendment rights in schools BY

analyzing the precedent set by the Tinker v. Des Moines case and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier case in a graphic organizer

sorting arguments for both sides of the Tinker case

comparing the outcome of both by creating a political cartoon

Writing an editorial

Exit Ticket

These 3 HSA questions will tell me how well you’ve been paying

attention!