Although it may not always feel like it, students do have certain rights at school. These student rights are generally in line with the rights afforded to all U.S. citizens by the U.S. Constitution. But, when in school, students do have limitations to those rights.
Right to Free Speech … Sort Of
Free speech covers anything from actually speaking to wearing expressive clothing to protesting. As discussed above, students don’t automatically lose the rights afforded to them by the U.S. Constitution when they’re at school, but their rights do become limited.
When it comes to students exercising their free speech rights by participating in a protest, things get a little trickier. Outside of school, students generally have the same legal right to protest as do non-students. But if a student decides to protest during school hours, he or she may end up getting in trouble.
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- Former Student Claims School Punished Her for Atheistic Views (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
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