Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Law and Ethics Notes

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
speech, press, assembly, religion, petition

2. What is the Tinker Standard?

student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "materially disrupt class work of involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others"   

Tinker vs. Des Moines School District-1st court case to ever favor students


3. What is the Frasier Standard?
Because school officials have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior," they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption."


4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Censorship for school-sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonable related to legitimate pedagogical concerns."


5. What is the Frederick Standard?
- January 2002, Olympic torch travels through town.
- Principle Morse cancels school
- Senior Frederick unveils banner on the sidewalk across street which reads "Bong Hits 4 Jesus"
- Suspended for 10 days
- The Supreme Court favored the school
 6. What is the definition of libel?
-Libel and slander are legal terms for false statements of fact about a person that are printed, broadcasted, spoken or otherwise communicated to others.
-Libel is written, Slander is spoken
-Hurts someones reputation, untrue, that was printed or published

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