Student have First Amendment right to free expression and school officials have a responsibility
to provide safe environments for students and staff. How easy is it for school officials to
maintain this balance?
a. Very easy because the Supreme Court has provided one, clear principle that guides what
school officials can and cannot do.
b. It is neither easy nor difficult because conflicts do not arise in schools over students' free
speech rights.
c. It is difficult because the Court has articulated several different principles and on-line
communications has erased the distinction between on-campus speech and off-campus speech. -
answer✔✔c
In what case did the Supreme Court focus on whether student speech "materially and
substantially interfere with the requirements of appropriate discipline in the operation of the
school' [or] collid[ed] with the rights of others" and found "no indication that the work of the
school or any class was disrupted"
In what case did the Supreme Court articulate the principle that students could be suspended for
speech that is "wholly and inconsistent with the 'fundamental values' of public education"?
a. Tinker v. Des Moines School District
b. Bethel School district v. Fraser
c. Hazelwood School district v. Kuhlmeier
d. Morse v. Frederick - answer✔✔b
In what case did the Supreme Court articulate the principle that 'no school offends the First
Amendment when it restricts student speech "in school-sponsored expressive activities so long as
[the administration's] actions are reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns"?
a. Tinker v. Des Moines School District
b. Bethel School district v. Fraser
c. Hazelwood School district v. Kuhlmeier
d. Morse v. Frederick - answer✔✔c
In what case did the Supreme Court articulate the principle that '"school officials may, without
violating a student's First Amendment rights, restrict student speech at a school event 'when that
speech is reasonably viewed as promoting illegal drug use."
h. Morse v. Frederick - answer✔✔h
Which of the following wasn't one of the 3 categories the courts should guide in assessing the
content of online student speech?
A. Outrageous or Inherently Disruptive Speech
B. Focused or Targeted Offensive Speech
C. General School- Related Speech
D. Parody profiles and indecent photographs. - answer✔✔d
Why does Willard think Tinker decision provides appropriate standards to analyze online student
speech?
a. Tinker should be applied because it provides standards for lewd or obscene speech that allow
school authorities to punish students immediately.
b. The principles in Tinker provide it sets the standard under which students may be punished for
their speech while simultaneously providing constitutional safeguards to protect student rights.
c. Tinker allow school authorities to control online student speech based on sponsorship -
answer✔✔b
Why does Willard believe the courts should focus on the effect and content in making decisions
in online speech cases?
a. The effect of online speech is at the center of analyzing online student speech cases. If the
speech had no effect on school operations or members of eh student body, school officials would
not challenge it.
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