You are correct Reilly, that principle was established in the Hazelwood case, which involved a student newspaper. The rationale is because the school can be held both criminally and financially liable for what goes on there it has to have some control over what is in the newspaper and what goes on on school grounds. This does not mean, however, that students have NO free speech rights. For example, if students want to wear black arm bands as a silent protest they have the right to do so. I do not think the kid in this case should've been suspended. I have criticized him for the particular bible passages he chose to employ and think he did not fully think through what he was doing. His best bet would've simply been to do nothing. Some students choosing to be silent in support of gay rights does not affect him or his ability to learn or to be homophobic if that's what he chooses.
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