Education Case Study Presentation:
Student Constitutional Rights
Objective: The Constitution begins with the famous three-word phrase, “We the People.” This implies that all citizens are entitled to the rights and freedoms spelled out in the Constitution. Since the 14th Amendment gives us our citizenship as soon as we are born, students have Constitutional rights, too. The Supreme Court has taken a nuanced view of student rights, however. For this project, we will explore 26 court rulings that affect you as a student.
The Court Cases:
A) Tinker vs. Des Moines (Student disciplined for wearing peace-sign armband to protest war)
B) Bethel School District vs. Fraser (Student gives sexually suggestive speech at student assembly)
C) Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier (Student newspaper tries to print story about teen pregnancy)
D) Morse vs. Frederick (Student suspended for “Bong Hits For Jesus” sign during school parade)
E) Snyder vs. Blue Mountain School District (Student punished for criticizing Principal on internet)
F) Hawk and McDonald-Martinez vs. Easton Areas School District (“I Heart Boobies” wristband)
G) Board of Education vs. Earls (Mandatory drug testing of student athletes)
H) Guiles vs. Marineau (Student wears t-shirt that criticizes the President in school)
I) New Jersey vs. TLO (Principal conducts criminal search of a student in school)
J) Santa Fe Independent School District vs. Doe (Students led a prayer before a school event)
K) Safford Unified School District vs. Redding (School officials strip-searched student for drugs)
L) Island Trees School District vs. Pico (School bans controversial books from school library)
M) Ingraham vs. Wright (Principal paddles student for misbehaving)
N) Pyle vs. School Committee of South Hadley (School bans “Co-Ed Naked” t-shirts)
0) West Virginia State Board of Education vs. Barnette (All students mandated to say Pledge)
P) Goss vs. Lopez (Student suspended from school without getting chance to plead his case)
Q) Broussard vs. School Board of Norfolk (Student disciplined for “Drugs Suck” t-shirt)
R) Thomas vs. Board of Education (Students punished for controversial magazine printed outside of school)
S) Olff vs. East Side Union High School District (Student suspended for having a hippie hairdo)
T) Henry vs. City of St. Charles School (Student passed out condoms during class election)
U) Desilets vs. Clearview Regional Board (Student newspaper banned from reviewing R rated movies)
V) Melton vs. Young (Students suspended for wearing Confederate flag clothing)
W) Beussink vs. Woodland R-IV School District (Student suspended for internet posts about school)
X) Canady vs. Bossier Parish School District (Students required to wear school uniforms)
Y) Chambers vs. Babbitt (Minnesota student banned from wearing “Straight Pride” t-shirt)
Z) Klein vs. Smith (Student suspended for flipping off teacher off school grounds after school)
AA) Engel v. Vitale (Prayer in school)
AB)Abington School District v. Schempp (School was mandated Bible readings during the school day)
Directions:
Choose a court case from the list above.
Research your case.
Prepare your arguments that you will present to the class by answering the following questions on the powerpoint you will create:
Slide 1: Intro Slide
Slide 2: As you see it, what happened? Summarize the case.
Slide 3: Who are the people involved in this case? What is their argument?
Slide 4: How does the Constitution factor into this case? What civil right is being
violated?
Slide 5: Does the Constitution protect the student in this situation? Why or why not?
Slide 6: State your stance on the case and support it.
Slide 7: References
You must have pictures ON EACH SLIDE. Pictures must be clear and appropriate. They must add to the purpose and design of the slides.
Slides should be clear, easy to read, and well balanced.
Correct spelling/grammar
