What would you do?

Question

I ask the teachers what they would do if a child came to school one day with a shirt that said "f u c k the war"

so funny 4 teachers answered and 3 of them would have broken the law. it is completely legal for them to wear this shirt to school under the constitution.

fancy names is a constitutional violator. please fancy name dont tell me the constitution what the court said was that there was a special exception for DRUG MESSAGES. any outright ban on political speech is unconstitutional and hopefully there will be a court case that bankrupts your school district. remember the 2 important cases on the issue of my question. one remember the judge who ordered the person with the vest that said f u c k the draft arrested? well that was unconstitutional. remember the arm bands no probably not because you wouldn't know about restrictions on the school fascists views. so if political speech is allowed in schools and the vest is political speech a student should be allowed to wear a shirt that say f u c k the war in school

sharon i see your point even if i dont really agree with it. i would say that the word that you call profane is actually part of the political speech. see the vest in court case. my further question is who decides what words are profane? is there a list of them somewhere?


javina you are so off base i cant respond sorry children have rights yes there are reduced rights in school but the question is does this violate it. you seem to believe that constitionality is not important and that really really realy scares me and shows the level of fascism that many allege have taken over our schools.

Answer 1

In my school district, our dress code states "No profanity" (along with the usual no drug, cigarette, alcohol references, and sexually provocative attire) and -so therefore any student wearing a T-shirt with the word 'f u c k' would be sent to the office for dress code violation. It has nothing to do with a political statement. If a kid came in wearing 'No More War' or 'Screw the War' I personally couldn't care less. I'd continue with my lesson and not even make a comment about the shirt.

Answer 2

You seem to feel that 'legality' and 'constitutionality' are the only guidelines by which our society is permitted to govern its behavior. This is false. The fact that a behavior is legal and constitutional does not make it appropriate to every situation, nor does it mean the behavior cannot be prevented by those overseeing a situation.

As an entity, a school has rights too, and among those rights is the right to carry on its business without having distracting elements forced onto it, whether by irresponsible teenagers wearing inflammatory shirts, or irresponsible parents allowing their children to wear inappropriate attire to school. This is why public schools can and do enforce dress codes.

It also bears mentioning that minors are not afforded the same 'constitutional rights' as adults. SO...while students are legally required to be in school (or at least receiving an approved education in some capacity), they do not have the right to wear offensive shirts simply because the Constitution affords Americans the right to free speech.

Answer 3

re read the constitution. The student has the freedom of expression but the school has the right to maintain discipline and decorum (this was just upheld by the Supreme Court). If the school has a t shirt policy or dress code that forbids profanity or political content the student would be sent to the office and the teachers and administration would be withing their rights to reprimand him or her. You DO NOT have the right to insult people with profanity at your will. Your rights stop when you step on others right to a professional environment at work and school. BY the way, you would and could be fired for wearing a shirt like that at a job in the real world.

Answer 4

You don't know what you are talking about. Schools are allowed to set their own policy on what is acceptable clothing. Wear your shirt and serve your suspension, brat.
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Answer 5

Send them to the office you arent paid enough to deal with that sort of issue.

Answer 6

I would ask the student to if he brought enough for the rest of the class.

if not he would have to take it off....

that is until he brought enought to make the whole school wear one, and whatknot... :D

Answer 7

I would disagree with the content, but would agree with the intent.

Answer 8

send their little behind to the office ( i hope the parents are in trouble!!)

Answer 9

Isn`t that a physical impossibility..................?