[PaxMacian]

Free speech is no longer a right for students in this nation. They have become second class citizens without freedom of speech or religion. The truth may be squashed by puritan zealots that see free speech as a profoundly serious problem keeping them from the indoctrination of children. Jesus was annointed and no puritans will erase that fact from history. Puritan zealots may have won this battle but it will only hasten the demise of the public school system.

[theDentist]

Free speech is no longer a right for students in this nation.

I'll wait till I read the ruling before responding to your hysterics.

[rhombus]

You don’t negotiate with terrorists or teenagers.

[Jonathon Spectre]

This is a terrible ruling that basically asserts that kids are constantly on school property no matter where they are at what time of day or night.

[jack_napier]

Minors while at public school are basically under the direct jurisdiction of the government. There is no surer sign they are second class citizens. Public schools are their own little 1984. Of course, I’m the same age as the Columbine kids, so I remember the travesties that happened in the sensationalism afterward.

[gjones77]

No, they do have free speech, but even free speech has it’s limits.

When you walk into a school, you leave a majority of your rights at the door.

This student was advocating an students perform and illegal action on school grounds during a school sponsored event. If he hung up a sign that said “Slit Throats for Allah Today” it would be no less illegal.

I don’t care what you may think about the legality of smoking pot, in the end, as of now, it’s illegal and you can not put up signs telling people to do something that is against the law at a school function.

[Little Ray]

What a nice thought.
Sit down.
Shut up.
Listen to your elders, RESPECTFULLY.

[OriginalIntent]

The idea of Government Schools is extremely flawed and should be completely abandoned.

The Public School system was stolen by the far left and turned into a leftist, hyper-humanistic, amoral indoctrination camp.

The fruits of this coercive system has moved the country further and further away from the values of the parents and toward the values of the liberal and godless left.

[Tribune7]

They have become second class citizens without freedom of speech or religion.

Minors have always faced restrictions w/regard to their freedom.

[radioman]

Puritan zealots may have won this battle

Liberty lost...again.
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[Shots]

Contrary to what many think the school and apprently the court ruled it was a school event

At a school-sanctioned and school-supervised event, petitioner Morse,the high school principal, saw students unfurl a banner stating “BONG HiTS 4 JESUS,” which she regarded as promoting illegaldrug use. Consistent with established school policy prohibiting such messages at school events,

as anyone can see it was a school event therefore subject to school rules, hence becomes on none issue

[napscoordinator]

Although FREEPERS are happy about this ruling (ok...most), this means that if someone is outside of school passing out anti-abortion information, then the school can intervene. Not a good rule in my opinion. Bong for Jesus is worth having if the conservatives can have there sayings too.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

"Puritan zealots may have won this battle but it will only hasten the demise of the public school system."

I would think that is a good thing.