Bong Hits For Jesus

Post by **krampus** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:48 am

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/03/19/scotu ... index.html

its kinda funny but gets scary when they start saying

Starr, joined by the Bush administration, also asked the court to adopt a broad rule that could essentially give public schools the right to clamp down on any speech with which they disagree

Post by **overhung** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:07 am

Heard about this on NPR. I'm torn. We have free speech here, shouldn't the student have it on a public sidewalk. However, if it was my kid he'd be in major trouble with me.

Post by **krampus** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:21 am

I agree, I don't think the school should have taken any action against him other than calling his parents.

Post by **dyno_heaven** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:23 am

freedom of speech, i dont even see how there could be any debate here

Post by **dmw** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:31 am

I think it is absurd.

Post by **pigsteak** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:31 am

because freedom of speech isn't this cut and dried thing some folks like to think..it is balanced with responsible speech. you know all the old cliches...you can't yell fire in a crowded building, you can't threaten to kill the President, and apparently you can't toke for the Lord....

Post by **krampus** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:54 am

Children in public schools should not have the same rights as adults, however when you start limiting what beliefs they can express you begin to enter a scary scary world. Especially when it comes down to "any speech with which they disagree". Imagine the poor kids in Kansas.

Post by **rhunt** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:55 am

dyno_heaven wrote:freedom of speech, i dont even see how there could be any debate here

ditto...

Post by **krampus** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:02 am

Well it is a debate, a debate in the supreme court, and that really sucks. So, adolescents should not have the right to say what they want near a public school, especially if it promotes the use of drugs and hinders the educational process for other children. Free speech should be limited when it disagrees with the mission of the institution.

Post by **ElectricDisciple** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:06 am

I don't think this is a Free Speech issue. I think it's lack of discipline in both the schools and in the family.