The world has changed over the last 50 years with the growth of technology and how we live. Debates have been had over what we should do and what's best for the people with this technology growth. Big topics about technology includes texting while driving, cyberbullying, and many more. A topic that has been brought up lately has been school's ability to limit the online speech of their students on social media platforms. Controversy has risen between school officials and the public on what the right thing is to do about this issue. Schools should not limit the online speech of their students because it is a direct violation of the 1st amendment, it should be the parents of these children to limit online speech when off school grounds, and lastly limiting online speech of students can harm them when conflicts happen in the future. According to the Constitution, all citizens have the rights granted to them by First Amendment. The main parts of the First Amendment are freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech. This issue regards and affects the freedom of speech. The constitution declares that rights are “guaranteed regardless of age or location.” This helps with the debate on whether or not children in kindergarten are under the same umbrella as children in 12th grade with the same limitations (billofrightsinstitute.org). History has told us that limiting speech is not how it is supposed to be. In 1789, the Declaration of the Rights of Man was passed in France and this contributed to a further development in civil rights all around the world (theguardian.com). This kind of action has been seen by courts as a violation in our society. A student by the name of Reid Sagehorn was suspended for seven weeks after jokingly replying to a question about their teacher. He ended up taking it to the supreme court and fighting it because he felt his first amendment rights were violated (theconversation.com). Another example is in the case of J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District. In this case, a student was suspended for ten days for creating a fake profile of her principal on MySpace (aclupa.org). Yes, there needs to be some sort of fix in our school systems but, kids aren't the ones that should be
There is an increase in cyberbullying due to technology, the school has the right to protect their students, and it affects how teachers work. Numerous individuals trust that punishing students for what they say outside of school goes against the First Amendment, yet in the event that it disturbs the wellbeing of the student body, something should be done. At the point when students are included with cyberbullying, it unquestionably goes past the school's doors and influences not only the student, but the general population around
Citizens in America are born with a various amount of rights. One of these rights include the freedom of speech and expression. However, school administrators have the ability to restrict a student’s expression. The Supreme Court Cases ‘Bethel School District v. Fraser’ and ‘Frederick V. Morse’ gave schools the right for the administrators to discipline children when they see fit. Students should be able to express themselves in any way without fearing that their school administrators will discipline
Schools have very different policy's when it comes to what the 1st amendment says. 2 cases are proof of this, Tinker vs Des Moines is a case where a simple armband protesting the Vietnam war which shouldn’t be an issue gets into the supreme court. This is because schools can enforce things that are a distracting or disruptive to school activity. A similar case to this is Bethel school district vs Fraser is a case where freedom of speech of a student gets taken away from him. This is due to the fact the student was making sexual remarks in a school speech which the principle deemed inappropriate for some students. Both cases directly relate to the first amendment with Tinker vs Des Moines being freedom of expression and Fraser being freedom of speech. Tinkers case is the best
Students do not always realize that their free speech can go against certain limits that the Supreme Court has issued on this freedom. The US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights suggests that harassment creates a hostile environment when the conduct is sufficiently severe or persistent so as to interfere with or limit a students' ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or opportunities offered by the school. (Doc. G) In consonance with this, it is the school's responsibility to address harassment incidents to protect students' privacy rights. Allowing full access to the first amendment in schools can often result in the violation of the fourth amendment by infringing privacy rights. There are many forms of harassment that can violate students' civil rights. According to the same department, harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, or disability violates the civil rights laws that the OCR enforces. (Doc. G) Cyberbullying often falls into these categories which are all violations of civil rights, and many schools may not have proper standards for this violation. It is the school's responsibility to protect the civil rights of students, teachers, and administrators, so they must take a stand against discrimination, including online speech. Not only does cyberbullying contravene with civil rights, it also causes emotional
Evidence of this is, on June 13th, 2011 a student going by the name J.S was suspended for creating a MySpace account where she posted hurtful statements using vulgar language about her middle school principal. The day after she made the account, rumblings in the hallways began to happen and students began discussing the profile during class time. This evidence helps explain why school should limit student’s online speech because if profiles like these keep being created in class, because there's no limit to what students can and cannot say then students will continue talking about them during class and that could cause bigger discussions and all of those conversations will lead to no learning getting done during
Finally, the last reason why schools shouldn’t limit students’ online speech is the Letter of The U.S. Education Department explains what they consider harassment. In document G it states that “harassment is based on race, color, national origin, sex, or disability”. To me this means that if I state my opinion on anything as long as I’m not saying anything that violates that rule. Such as how they dress or even an opinion about your teacher, the school can't do anything about it. If we aren't violating any rules we should not be punished.
The purposes of schools include protecting and educating its students. Therefore, naturally, when a student is cyberbullying someone else, the school seeks to intervene. However, many argue that a school’s intervention of its students’ online speech is in violation of their First Amendment rights. Should schools be allowed to limit students’ online speech? That is, should schools be allowed to punish the things its students post online, even if they are done outside of school, and from their personal devices? The answer is clearly yes. From the concept, to the precedence, to the data, to a letter from the US Department of Education, evidences everywhere supports limiting students’
This can result in severe consequences for both the students and the school. Colleges such as Harvard have been denying the entrance of students due to inappropriate and explicit content posted on social media. Many high schools have begun hiring outside companies to monitor their student’s posts. The question arises: By doing so, are they violating these students First Amendment Rights? Approximately 92 percent of teenagers say they use their electronic devices daily (Ray Bendici, “Schools Step up Social Media Monitoringâ€). Twenty-four percent of which say they constantly use the internet. Although schools have a good intention for monitoring student’s accounts; to stop bullying, to find racist and explicit content, and to stop any threats; some schools go so far that they are violating both their student's privacy and First Amendment
Everyone in America should be guaranteed the freedom of speech granted by The Constitution. In 1988, the court ruled in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier that schools \could limit freedom of speech in school if they had “educational concerns” (Jacobs). The problem is that “educational concerns” is too vague and school districts are able to use this as a loophole to get away with removing articles that do not need to be removed. Often, the concern is based on perception and image more than anything else. Angela Riley’s article “20 years later: Teachers reflect on Supreme Court’s Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier ruling” quotes Frank LoMonte, executive director of
Online education is helping many students get a better education. This can be for many reasons. Some reasons could include things like a more flexible schedule. Of course their are some that believe that online schools are not a good option because they do not offer students face to face time with teachers, but online schools can be a great way to educate the children of tomorrow because it allows for students in rural areas to get the same education as somebody in the city and the flexible nature of online school allows students to have more time to be with their family, friends and to do the activities they love.
Thesis: Stay in the present moment, don’t let yourself believe you’re going to forget a memory because you didn’t document it through social media.
“As the use of social media increases and becomes an integral part of nearly every student’s life, problems arise when student expression on these sites turns into threats against the school or other students, implicating both student safety and the speaker’s right to free speech” (Hughes 208). There’s no denying that social media has become a part of most people’s daily life. We have sites like Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. These websites, or apps, allow us to express ourselves in any way possible, whether it’s supporting families who lost a member in a mass shooting, trying to impeach the latest president, or donating to those who are victims of natural disasters. It’s not always that social
Yes, students' rights to free speech and expression should be limited in schools. "Neither interest is trivial. Words and symbols are at the core of American society, and free speech, many believe, separates the United States from oppressive countries. Public schools are society in miniature, with students and school employees representing the full range of beliefs." And furthermore "it is important to remember that speech, as defined by the Constitution, is not just words. It also includes nonverbal and symbolic expression: clothes, off-campus web sites, dance performances, and art. In today’s climate, questions about freedom of speech are amplified. The nation is polarized by matters of war and peace, and in-your-face moral issues provoke
Often times, I get yelled at for being on my Chromebook too much. When really, I have been doing homework the whole time. We have way too much homework and we need to have more paper homework. I will persuade everyone that we have an excessive amount of online homework. In my speech, I will tell you some of the problems with online homework, what we can do about it, and lastly, how others think of it.
Andrew Simoncelli once said, “Students who take online classes must be motivated, independent learners.” This is relevant because independence and motivation is what it takes to succeed in an online course. Online learning will not only expand what students learn, but will also bring a number of positive changes in the way students are taught. Courses online have changed everyone’s look at learning all over the world. It allows more opportunities for observers to learn online rather than learning in class. Another affirmative of taking an online course is flexibility and convenience. Students who would like to experience some of these ideas should look into an online class!