Slide 2 SPEECH, SCHOOLS and SUPREME COURT RULINGS Slide 3
SPEECH, SCHOOLS and SUPREME COURT RULINGS: A Phil Donahue Show
starring North Syracuse TAH Participants & Mary Beth Tinker
Slide 4 Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press Slide 5 1919:Schenck v. U.S. held that speech is
not an absolute right Should students in schools have a right to
free speech? Slide 6 Slide 7 A Brief Overview of A Brief Overview
of Vietnam leading to Tinker v. Des Moines Slide 8 French Indochina
French Indochina France ruled Indochina from 1887 to WWII Japan
invades in 1940 Potsdam divides Vietnam & Indochina is returned
to France Slide 9 Ho Chi Minh & the Viet Minh Ho Chi Minh &
the Viet Minh HCM forms the Viet Minh The Viet Minh battle the
French from 19461954 French leave in 1954 Slide 10 Geneva Agreement
1954 Geneva Agreement 1954 North & South Vietnam divided
Elections to reunite Vietnam supposed to be held Elections not held
Slide 11 U.S. Role Advisors under Eisenhower JFK sends up to 17,000
troops Slide 12 The First U.S. Supreme Court The First U.S. Supreme
Court Chief Justice: John Jay, from New York Chief Justice: John
Jay, from New York Associate Justices: John Rutledge, from South
Carolina William Cushing, from Massachusetts James Wilson, from
Pennsylvania John Blair, from Virginia James Iredell, from North
Carolina Slide 13 What Do You Think ? #3 "We are under a
Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is."
Slide 14 Johnson is sworn In after JFKs Assassination 11/22/63
Slide 15 In the 1964 election, Johnson was the Peace Candidate and
Goldwater the war monger Slide 16 Goldwater Need 500,000 troops and
Bomb the North Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 The First U.S.
Supreme Court The First U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice: John Jay,
from New York Chief Justice: John Jay, from New York Associate
Justices: John Rutledge, from South Carolina William Cushing, from
Massachusetts James Wilson, from Pennsylvania John Blair, from
Virginia James Iredell, from North Carolina Slide 21 The First U.S.
Supreme Court The First U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice: John Jay,
from New York Chief Justice: John Jay, from New York Associate
Justices: John Rutledge, from South Carolina William Cushing, from
Massachusetts James Wilson, from Pennsylvania John Blair, from
Virginia James Iredell, from North Carolina Slide 22 1965 While the
war goes on in Vietnam, so does life in the United States Slide 23
Slide 24 There are NONE stated Slide 25 In the fall of 1965, Bob
Hope said he was leaving for his final trip to Vietnam for we were
winning the war. Slide 26 J Carroll -- senior at Le Moyne John and
Mary Beth Tinker were high school and middle school students in Des
Moines Iowa whose decision to wear armbands affects everyone today
in the U.S. Slide 27 Slide 28 On December 16, 1965, Mary Beth
Tinker wore an armband to school; her suspension went to the U. S.
Supreme Court. Slide 29 Its time for our discussion of Tinker v.
Des Moines Slide 30 Tinker v. Des Moines Slide 31 Slide 32 Slide 33
Slide 34 In 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled by 72 in favor of
the Tinkers. Students do not shed their constitutional rights at
the school house gate. The Decision Slide 35 Bethel School District
v. Fraser (1986) Slide 36 Bethel v. Fraser Slide 37 Slide 38 Bethel
School District v. Fraser (1986) "I know a man who is firm - he's
firm in his pants, he's firm in his shirt, his character is firm -
but most [of] all, his belief in you the students of Bethel, is
firm. Jeff Kuhlman is a man who takes his point and pounds it in.
If necessary he'll take an issue and nail it to the wall. Slide 39
Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986) He doesn't attack things in
spurts - he drives hard, pushing and pushing until finally - he
succeeds. Jeff is a man who will go to the very end - even the
climax, for each and every one of you. So please vote for Jeff
Kuhlman, as he'll never come between us and the best our school can
be. Slide 40 Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986) Supreme Court
rules 72 to uphold the suspension. Decision does not overturn
Tinker but limits expression that may be sexually vulgar in
schools. The Decision Slide 41 Slide 42 Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Slide 43 Slide 44 Slide 45 The Supreme Court ruled 53 in support of
school limits on school- sponsored publications. Spectrum was part
of a school journalism course and paid for by the school. Younger
students may not be old enough for the content. Identities of
families may become known. The Decision Slide 46 Slide 47 Slide 48
Morse v. Frederick Slide 49 Slide 50 Court ruled 54 in favor Of
Morse (school district) The sign promoted illegal drug use The
Decision
