Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know

Summary

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District

Year: 1969

Issue: Freedom of Speech at School

Bottom Line:You Have the Right To Express Yourself—Up to a Point

New Jersey v. T.L.O. Year: 1985

Issue:Privacy Rights at School

Bottom Line: Your Belongings

Can Be Searched,

But Not Arbitrarily

Ingraham v. Wright

Year: 1977

Issue: School Discipline

Bottom Line: Teachers Can Use Corporal Punishment, If Your locality Allows It

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States that Allow Corporal Punishment in Schools

The nine states where the most children get hit in school:

1. Texas -- 51,170 students were struck by educators during the 2005-2006 school year.

2. Mississippi -- 38,214 students.

3. Alabama -- 34,097 students.

4. Arkansas -- 22,575 students.

5. Georgia -- 18,404 students.

6. Oklahoma -- 15,153 students.

7. Tennessee -- 14,901 students.

8. Louisiana -- 11,091 students.

9. Florida -- 7,303 students.

The nine states where the highest percentage of kids get hit in school:

1. Mississippi -- 7.5 percent of students were struck by educators during the 2005-2006 school year.

2. Arkansas -- 4.7 percent of students.

3. Alabama -- 4.5 percent of students.

4. Oklahoma -- 2.3 percent of students.

5. Louisiana -- 1.7 percent of students.

6. Tennessee -- 1.5 percent of students.

7. and 8. (tie) Georgia and Texas -- 1.1 percent of students in each state.

9. Missouri -- 0.6 percent of students.

Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe

Year: 2000

Issue: School Prayer

Bottom Line: Public schools Cannot Sponsor Religious Activity

Kent v. United States

Year: 1966

Issue: Juveniles and Serious Crime

Bottom Line: Teens Can Be Tried as Adults

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeir

Year: 1988

Issue: Student Journalism and the First Amendment

Bottom Line: Schools Can Censor Student Newspapers

Vernonia School District v. Acton

Year: 1995

Issue: Student Athletes and Drug Testing

Bottom Line: Schools Can Require It

West Side Community Schools v. Mergens

Year: 1990

Issue: Student clubs

Bottom Line:Public Schools That Allow Student-interest Clubs

Cannot Exclude Religious or political ones

Grutter v. BollingerYear: 2003

Issue: Affirmative Action in College

Bottom Line: Colleges Can Use Race as a Factor in Admissions

Deshaney v. Winnebago County School ServicesYear: 1989

Issue: Constitutional Rights at Home

Bottom Line: The Constitution Doesn't Protect Kids from Their Parents

United States v. VirginiaYear: 1996

Issue: Gender Equality in College

Bottom Line: Single-sex public colleges are almost always unconstitutional.

Safford Unified School District v. April Redding

Year: 2009

Issue: Privacy Rights At School

Bottom Line: The Court made it harder for schools to conduct strip searches.

Board of Education v. Earls

Year: 2002

Issue: Drug testing for extracurricular activities.

Bottom Line: Schools can require it.

Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association

Year: 2011

Issue: Video Games and Minors

Bottom Line: Violent video games are protected speech.