She justified her actions by citing the schools policy against the display of material that promotes the use of illegal. We would need a photo release signed, which i could send to you, giving us permission to use your image. A case in which the court found an alaska public school principal had the right to suspend a student for holding up a bong hits 4 jesus. In fridays post about the supreme courts decision in morse v. Frederick marked the supreme courts first decision addressing the first amendment rights of public school students in nearly twenty years. Supreme court on june 25, 2007, ruled 54 that alaskan school officials had not violated a students first amendment freedom of speech rights after suspending him for displaying, at a school event, a banner that was seen as promoting illegal drug use. The supreme court ruled that morse did not violate joseph fredericks first amendment rights. New limitations on student speech and the columbine factor caroline b. Frederick daniel kilasi this case was a major turning point to student rights. Teachers and administrators were among the students and were charged with supervising. Do you agree with the ruling in morse v frederick that the students freedom of speech was not. Making sense of high school speech first amendment.
A high school seniors 14foot banner proclaiming bong hits 4 jesus gave the supreme court a provocative prop for a lively argument monday. Frederick by aidan and kennedy the immediate effect of morse v. The supreme court has made it clear that the constitutional rights of students in school setting are not automatically protected in the same way as adults in. Frederick 2007 who dissented and what did they think. Frederick, involving a high school senior from juneau, alaska, who was suspended for displaying a. The ninth circuit held that principal morses actions violated the 1 st amendment and that the student could sue the principal for damages. Joseph later recalled that the original suspension was five days, but morse doubled it after he quoted. Bong hits 4 jesus january 24, 2002 juneau, alaska outcome the superintendent upheld the suspension cornell. Supreme court hears bong hits 4 jesus politics nbc news. Supreme court cases and decisions free speech cases and. At a schoolsupervised event, joseph frederick held up a banner with the message bong hits 4 jesus, a slang reference to marijuana smoking. Frederick sued and late last year, the ninth circuit court of appeals ruled in his favor.
Chief justice roberts wrote for the majority and concluded that the school officials did not violate the first amendment. Argued march 19, 2007decided june 25, 2007 at a schoolsanctioned and schoolsupervised event, petitioner morse, the high school principal, saw students unfurl a banner stating. In juneau, alaska january 23, 2002, a student from juneau douglas high school, by the name joseph frederick, frederick waited, alongside his fellow classmates for the olympic torch relay runner that would be coming by. Frederick audio transcription for opinion announcement june 25, 2007 in morse v. If you stop a student from expressing views that advocate drug use, are you violating their right to free speech. Frederick 2007 summary the decision in one of the most important student speech cases to reach the court in decades came at the end of last term. Joseph frederick, a student at juneaudouglas high school in juneau, alaska, displayed a banner at a high school event on which was written. School officials, backed by the federal drug czar and two former drug czars, contend that josephs flippant speech was designed to promote illegal drug use, which is contrary to the schools basic educational. A multimedia judicial archive of the supreme court of the united states. The three determinations were that school speech doctrine should apply because.
All you have to do is purchase, download, and print. The event in question occurred during normal school hours and was sanctioned by morse as an approved social event at which the districts studentconduct rules expressly applied. Search the prezi knowledge base for prezi support, howto articles and videos, and to submit help requests to our team of technical experts. The principle of the school, patricia morse, felt the banner had a pro drug message and made him take it down and suspended frederick for 10 days. For forty years, the first amendment has generally protected the right of students to speak on even controversial topics absent evidence that their speech caused substantial disruption within the school. Criminal justice law rubrics teachers pay teachers. In this case, a high school senior was suspended for holding up a sign at the olympic torch relay in juneau, alaska, before he had even arrived at school for the day. Heres a short summary for those who dont know about morse v. Majority opinion the majority opinion was written by. He claims he wasnt promoting drug use when he held up the sign. June 25, 2007 background joseph frederick, a senior at juneaudouglas high school, held up a banner saying. Frederick, a 54 decision in which chief justice roberts, writing for the majority, decided that a student could be punished for displaying a banner with the words bong hits 4 jesus on a public sidewalk. Principal deborah morse took away the banner and suspended frederick for 10 days.
Constitutional questions breyer, ginsburg, souter, stevens and the lower court dissented analyzing the case under tinker, the lower courts had found no disruption, and therefore no basis for discipline. Deborah morse deborah morse was the principal of juneaudouglas high school. Frederick, i hypothesized that readers might be wondering what this high school case has to do with fires mission, which explicitly deals only with higher education and not with high schools. Frederick, the majority acknowledged that the constitution affords lesser protections to certain types of student speech at school or at schoolsupervised events. Morse cited the schools antidrug policy, as the banner clearly referenced marijuana.
May it please the court, i am shelby simmons, counsel for the petitioner, principal deborah morse. Frederick, concerned the rights of a public school student to unfurl a banner reading bong hits 4 jesus at a schoolsponsored event. Joseph frederick p, a public school student, was suspended by the principal deborah morse d for displaying a banner on which was written bong hits 4 jesus, bong being slang for marijuana. The court will hear argument first today in case 06278, morse vs. Principal deborah morse took away the banner and suspended frederick for ten days. Frederick said the banner was a nonsensical message and that he intended the banner to proclaim his right to say anything at all. Joseph fredrick the student was 18 year old joseph frederick, who was a senior at juneaudouglas high school. Supreme court case study with argumentative writing on morse v.
Frederick law case britannica encyclopedia britannica. Principal morse is appealing the decision of the ninth circuit court which affirmed. Frederick was suspended for 10 days because morse believed the sign was promoting the use of illegal drugs, in violation of school policy. First amendment by confiscating the prodrug banner and suspend ing frederick. Supreme court on june 25, 2007, ruled 54 that alaskan school officials had not violated a students first. Frederick certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit no. Joseph frederick held up a banner that said bong hits 4 jesus at a school sponsored event. During the olympic torch relay through juneau, joseph frederick, a student, held up a poster at a schoolsupervised event. Chief justice roberts, writing for the majority, concluded that the school officials did not violate the first amendment for frederick.
Frederick lies the first amendment question of whether or not schools can limit students free speech in 2002 joseph frederick, a senior at juneaudouglas high school in juneau, alaska, was suspended for displaying a banner with the phrase bong hits 4. Fraser, supreme court ruled that first amendment did not protect disruptive or offensive student speech. As the olympic torch relay passed outside of joseph fredericks school in juneau, alaska, he unfurled a sign that read bong hits 4 jesus. It all started when morse a schoolsupervised event, joseph frederick held up a banner with this message bong hits 4 jesus, this was meant to the marijuana smoking. The images are figures from the morses electro therapy book figure 12 on page 36 figure 24 on page 48 if we were to include your image, we would be happy to include you in the special thanks in our rolling credits for your participation. The school supervised a field trip for the students to view the relay. It must have 30% or less of its original natural vegetation. Frederick, supreme court ruled that a school could discipline a student for unfurling an offensive banner bong hits 4 jesus across the street from a school event.
In 1986, the court ruled that public school officials could restrict. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Frederick and the regulation of student cyberspeech. When the principal deborah morse saw the banner she took away the banner and suspended frederick.
Frederick, decided by the supreme court last monday, june 25. For the first time in nearly 20 years, the supreme court is poised to address the free speech rights of students. The district court ruled in favor of morse, saying there was no constitutional violation on her part. The principal, deb morse, took away the banner and suspended frederick for 10 days saying it promoted illegal drug use. In this paper, we analyze the decision in light of the courts prior decisions since the landmark tinker case, and speculate on the future of students speech cases.
June 25, 2007 background joseph frederick, a senior at juneau douglas high school, held up a banner saying. Kreppel ks, caminade c, telfer s, rajerison m, rahalison l, morse a. Audio transcription for oral argument march 19, 2007 in morse v. Nearly 60 years ago, the supreme court ruled that public school students do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and expression at the schoolhouse gate. The event was scheduled to pass along a street in front of juneaudouglas.
His principal, deborah morse, said the phrase was a prodrug message that had no place at a schoolsanctioned event. The court said the phrase bong hits 4 jesus reasonably could be. It found that frederick message was, by his own admission, not political, as was the case in tinker. Principal morse suspended frederick, a high school senior, for displaying a banner which read bong hits 4 jesus.
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