Question

Larry is a high school student. He makes a personal website that allows people to publicly rate and comment on teachers that teach at his school. Some of the teachers are upset that negative things are being said about them publicly. The principal of the school contacts Larry's parents and says that Larry will be expelled if he does not take the site down.

Which Supreme Court case might support Larry's site as a form of protected free speech under the Constitution?

Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Tinker v. Des Moines

Answer 1

Answer: Tinker v. Des Moines

Explanation:

The Supreme Court case might support Larry's site as a form of protected free speech under the Constitution is Tinker v. Des Moines.

In this case, the Supreme Court held that students in a school did not lose their freedom is speech in situations whereby they steeped onto the properties of the school. With regards to the question, Larry has a right to the freedom of speech and the school should not stop him from exhibiting it.

Answer 2

Answer:

Tinker v. Des Moines

Explanation: