Imagine a student put a poster in the school explaining what should be changed about the dress code, but the administration quickly tore down the sign because they did not like what it said. The first amendment in the constitution says that “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble… ” It is appropriate for a public school to limit what a student can say when the expression is not peaceful, when the message is harmful to others, and if the demonstration is a disruption to learning. To begin, a public schools should be able to limit what a student can say if it is a violent demonstration. For example, the article, “Do Students Still Have Free Speech in School?”, by David R. Wheeler states “... schools can punish any speech as long as they can cite “intimidation.” Intimidation is not a form of peacefulness and should not be tolerated at any school. According to the constitution’s first amendment, citizens have the right to peaceably assemble. If a person does not assemble …show more content…
David R. Wheeler also said in his article,that students in North Carolina created a fake Twitter profile that portrayed their English teacher as a drug addict, and he later resigned. In other words, students bullied a teacher out of a job. Schools should not allow students’ actions to go this far, and it needs to be limited. W. E. Jacobs’s article, “School Newspapers Are Part of a Curriculum, Not Forums for Free Speech”, states“... school administrators are held responsible for the damages resulting from erroneous or libelous speech.” Since school administrators are held responsible for the damages students cause, they want to avoid trouble, so limiting the potential for damage to be done is the logical solution. Therefore, public schools should be able to limit what a student can say if that saying is detrimental to