does the 1st amendment protect students freedom of hair length, dress codes, hair color, body piercing and protest armbands and/ or pins?
2007-03-07 14:31:41 · 10 answers · asked by monique89_baby 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
As minors, your rights aren't the same. Plus, you're on school property. No one is trying to oppress you, its just that schools want to minimize the distractions, to help students focus on what they are there for - an education.
2007-03-07 15:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To some extent. Although they can be covered under first amendment rights of free speech, students on school property have less freedoms than a private citizen. For instance, a student's locker can be opened and searched without the student's consent. Schools need to control the speech of their students to a certain extent so that the goal of a school can be reached.
2007-03-07 14:40:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is what it says...
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
It would depend on the circumstances as to whether or not it would apply.
2007-03-07 14:42:56 · answer #3 · answered by BethS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedoms of the first amendment are religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech. I'm not going to bother to read your entire description. Do your own homework.
2016-03-28 23:02:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first amendment PROTECTS YOUR RIGHTS FOR ALL THOSE THINGS. As long as you are on Public property. If you wear them at a school or business then you fall under their code of conduct rules. You could try to challenge the code of conduct rules,, but would probably lose.
2007-03-07 15:45:17 · answer #5 · answered by Willie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Protest armbands, are likely to be covered due to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, right to petition.
2007-03-07 15:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by Mike J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The First Amendment doesn't apply until you get a full time job and start paying taxes. Then you get a seat at the table of social discourse. As my dear old mother used to say to my teenage self, "someone who doesn't buy their own clothes or put food on the table isn't in charge of a freakin' thing around here."
2007-03-07 14:47:10 · answer #7 · answered by dizattolah 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Probably. But if you're thinkng that you can get your schoool to recognize this if it is set against it, ask whether you want to go to the Supreme Court to assert your rights.
2007-03-07 14:47:29 · answer #8 · answered by silvcslt 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope.
2007-03-07 14:39:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
read it
2007-03-07 14:41:11 · answer #10 · answered by oldtimer 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋