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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the usual punishment for skipping class and is it being applied?  If not, this doesn't seem brave at all, and seems like school sponsored political speech which is concerning[/quote]

If student organizers approached school administrators and recieved permission I see no problems with a student walk out.  As a matter of fact, I encourage it as a valuable lesson in civics and 1st Amendment rights.  Approval of such events does not automatically mean endorsement so I wouldn’t think much of the “school sponsored politics” angle.[/quote]

Will you be ok if MAGA supporting students walk out? Politics do not belong in schools. Do not brainwash the kids (i neither dem or rep) [/quote]

The Supreme Court disagrees with you on numerous cases.[/quote]

Can you please elaborate?[/quote]

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969): The landmark ruling that students retain free speech rights, allowing them to wear black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, provided it does not cause substantial disruption.

West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943): Ruled that public school students cannot be forced to salute the American flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance, upholding freedom of speech and belief.

Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. (2021): The Court ruled in favor of a high school student, finding that the school violated her First Amendment rights by punishing her for an off-campus, profanity-laced social media post.

All landmark Supreme Court Cases that ruled that students have First Amendment Rights.  While they may not deal specifically with walkouts, our freedoms of speech and assembly that have been Consitutionally protected include those measures.[/quote]

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