Rocklin student disciplined for displaying Confederate flag at school sparks debate
The landmark court case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District cemented students right to free speech. However, there are limitations. Author: Van Tieu (ABC10) Updated: 7:42 PM PST January 21, 2021
ROCKLIN, Calif. A Rocklin student is facing disciplinary action for displaying a Confederate flag on his truck while on campus.
The issue has prompted a debate about whether such an act is protected under the First Amendment.
In a letter to parents Thursday, Whitney High School s principal said the incident of a student displaying a Confederate flag on campus undermines our values of inclusiveness and equity, adding it was in violation of school board policy.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear First Amendment case of suspended cheerleader
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether a school district can punish students for off-campus speech.
The court agreed to decide the First Amendment issue in the case of a high school cheerleader in Pennsylvania who was suspended from the junior varsity squad for repeatedly using the F-word on Snapchat.
The cheerleader, identified as “B.L.,” used the word after failing to make the varsity squad, meaning that she would remain on the junior varsity squad. The post had pictured the cheerleader and a friend holding up their middle fingers with the text, “f- - - school f- - - softball f- - - cheer f- - - everything.”
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may decide whether public schools have the authority to discipline students for off-campus, online speech.