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Common Sense – and Good Law – Prevails In Student-Speech Dispute

Gene Policinskil Commentary
Inside the First Amendment

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By Gene Policinski
First Amendment Center

School administrators can gain from a recent court decision some much-needed guidance on how to react to student voices they dislike.

The good news for students — and for all Americans — is that this newest legal lesson supports more speech instead of placing more limits on student expression.

A landmark 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision — Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School…

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