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 Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser

On April 26, 1983,

Matthew Fraser

delivered a sexually-explicit speech to his fellow students at Bethel High School, prompting disciplinary action from the administration.



After appealing the decision through the grievance procedures of his School, he was still found to be in violation of a school policy prohibiting obscene language. He was suspended for two days.



Fraser, claiming a violation of his First Amendment right to free speech, took his case to court.



Bethel School District No. 403 et al. v. Fraser et al. (478 U.S. 675) was fought all the way to the United States Supreme Court, and the Court determined that the School District's policy did not violate the First Amendment.



Chief Justice Burger delivered the Court's opinion. Justices Brennan and Blackmun delivered concurring opinions, while Marshall and Stevens dissented.



Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (478 U.S. 675) is considered a significant decision in the arena of free-speech debate.

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The school principal or designee shall determine the time, place, and manner of student distribution of non-school materials. Legal References: A.C.A. §§ 6-18-1202, 1203, and 1204 Tinker v. Des Moines ISD, 393 U.S. 503 (1969) Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 (1986) Hazelwood ...

Des Moines School District (1969), Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986), and Morse v. Frederick (2007). Student speech is squashed under the ideology that schools are temporary guardians of students, and have a responsibility to foster a safe yet stimulating academic environment. In the limbo ...
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is vulgar or highly offensive in a given context (Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser);. ▫ advocates illegal drug use (Morse v. Frederick);. ▫ can be reasonably viewed to have the school's endorsement or approval if the school has a legitimate pedagogical concern in regulating the speech (Hazelwood ...

In a series of important cases—Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986), Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988), and Morse v. Frederick (2007), the Supreme Court has chipped away at Tinker's commitment to a student's First Amendment rights. Significant questions remain as to whether and ...
Des Moines School District (1969), Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986), and Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988). Tinker protected student free speech rights by outlining two key prongs of when schools could limit student speech. If the speech causes either a (1) material and ...

Des Moines School District (1969), Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986), and Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988). Tinker protected student free speech rights by outlining two key prongs of when schools could limit student speech. If the speech causes either a (1) material and ...
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Des Moines, 1969); 2) it is vulgar, lewd, profane, or plainly offensive (Bethel v. Fraser, 1986); 3) it is sponsored by the school and is inconsistent with the school's educational mission (Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, 1988); or 4) it advocates drug use (Morse v. Frederick, 2007). Though first in this line of cases, ...
Later in his tenure, he dissented in both Bethel v. Fraser and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier when the Court ruled against the student rights to freedom of speech and the press. To Marshall, every American deserves unrestricted rights enumerated in the First Amendment regardless of age, something even the ...
Later in his tenure, he dissented in both Bethel v. Fraser and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier when the Court ruled against the student rights to freedom of speech and the press. To Marshall, every American deserves unrestricted rights enumerated in the First Amendment regardless of age, something even the ...


 

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