Murf76
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How weird that one of my kids should be studying Bethel School District v. Fraser which limits free speech for school kids. What a cowinky-dink.
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I doubt the criteria of the McMillen case featured vulgarity, otherwise the court would have probably dismissed her out of hand. Still, it's interesting to note that kids do NOT have a guaranteed right to free speech in all circumstances. And on a side note, it's worth reading what this kid said in the speech which caused the uproar. OMG... what a cheeky monkey!
I'm a "firm" proponent of free speech.
But kids need limits in all things because they're not mature enough to always make good choices. Any parent of teens and tweens will tell you that there's a LIMIT to free speech and that parents aren't democrats in the home. They're autocrats... as it should be.
Bethel School District v. Fraser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I doubt the criteria of the McMillen case featured vulgarity, otherwise the court would have probably dismissed her out of hand. Still, it's interesting to note that kids do NOT have a guaranteed right to free speech in all circumstances. And on a side note, it's worth reading what this kid said in the speech which caused the uproar. OMG... what a cheeky monkey!

I'm a "firm" proponent of free speech.

But kids need limits in all things because they're not mature enough to always make good choices. Any parent of teens and tweens will tell you that there's a LIMIT to free speech and that parents aren't democrats in the home. They're autocrats... as it should be.



