What Does Freedom of Speech Mean to You?

 

Five high school students are suspended for wearing black armbands to mourn the casualties of the Vietnam War. This is the premise for the famous Supreme Court case of Tinker vs. Des Moines. The court ruled that schools are not allowed to restrict students’ freedoms. After all, freedom is the basis of American values. Free speech, specifically, is one of the better known freedoms in the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, but what exactly does it entail?

This is what freedom of speech means to Freedom High School students.

 

[Copy by Anika Akkapeddi]

[Video by Lauren Balser]

About the Author

Lauren Balser
Lauren Balser is a senior and the online editor for Uncaged. She is also a member of Freedom's Advanced Mixed Choir. Outside of school, she is the photographer/videographer for Unified Sports and is the president of HOPE Club, as well as the founder and president of Unified Choir.
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