EDPS 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Morse V. Frederick, Moral Authority
20 Oct 2016
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Student running for student council gives this speech: It"s not the speech itself, but the reaction to it that makes the cause. By glorifying male sexuality, it is insulting to teenage girls. The school district did the right thing because this was (cid:498)lewd and indecent speech(cid:499) Their take: it"s different than wearing an armband because it wasn"t related to any. This undermines the school"s mission, the moral authority of school (cid:498)protestant values(cid:499): strict morality, building civic virtue and tying it in to. Test is whether it is consistent with the fundamental values of public education. The goal is to make the school not disruptive. Principal says put it away b/c could be promoting illegal drug use. Student refused and was suspended for 10 days. Olympic torch relay in alaska, let the students go outside to line the relay route. One student unfurls banner (cid:498)bong hits 4 jesus(cid:499)
