Winter Olympics Torch Relay

Words: 549
Pages: 3
Open Document
The Winter Olympics Torch Relay was a school event that had educational value because students throughout the city were released from school early to watch the torch being carried throughout the city streets. Fredrick never made it to school that day because of snow in his driveway. Morse claims that “ Fredricks absence from school on the day of the torch relay was irrelevant since school policies make students who participate in school-approved events subject to school discipline.” By Frederick attending and participating in the torch relay viewing, he was submitting himself to the authority of the school. That being said Morse had the ability to take down the banner because Frederick was at the viewing of the Winter Olympics Torch Relay event. …show more content…
When Frederick was holding a sign that said “ Bongs Hits 4 Jesus” it was referring to the means of smoking marijuana. Given Fredriek inability to express any other credible meaning for the phrase it was not used in a political matter. And the First Amendment is designed at the very core to protect political speech, not illegal drug usage. Frederick claimed “ that the words were just nonsense meant to attract television cameras.” Even though he said the words were nonsense he did not deny that fact it was referencing illegal drugs. “ Education occurs both in and out of the classroom, and the fact that field trips and other school events take place off campus does not deprive them of their educational character.” It is acceptable for heightened scrutiny to be applied in the context of this case for school officials of the authority to apply school policies to their students. Especially when a student is attending a school- supervised event during the normal school hours, while displaying his banner across the street from the school he attended, in the view of his classmates on school
Show More

Related Documents: Winter Olympics Torch Relay

Morse Vs Frederick Case Study

Morse vs. Frederick In 2007 during a school’s Winter Olympics Torch Relay, a student by the name of Joseph Frederick held up a banner stating “BONG HiTS 4 JESUS” and he was promptly suspended from school. Soon after his suspension, Frederick filed a lawsuit against the school stating that they “Violated his right to freedom of speech.” The school very quickly denied these allegations stating that he gives up some of his rights when he comes to school, although this did not happen on school grounds…

Words 464 - Pages 2

About Lenovo Essay

About Lenovo While the Lenovo brand came into existence only in 2004, the company has a much longer history. In 1984, Legend Holdings was formed with 25,000 RMB in a guard house in China. The company was incorporated in Hong Kong in 1988 and would grow to be the largest PC company in China. Legend Holdings changed its name to Lenovo in 2004 and, in 2005, acquired the former Personal Computer Division of IBM, the company that invented the PC industry in 1981. Today, Lenovo is a US$30 billion personal…

Words 3699 - Pages 15

Essay on First Amendment to the United States Constitution and u . s . Supreme Court

Significant historical events, court cases, and ideas that have shaped our current system of constitutional First Amendment jurisprudence: 1215 Abuses by England’s King John cause a revolt by nobles, who compel him to recognize rights for both noblemen and ordinary Englishmen. This document, known as the Magna Carta, establishes the principle that no one, including the king or a lawmaker, is above the law, and establishes a framework for future documents such as the Declaration of Independence…

Words 7937 - Pages 32