Public school students retain constitutional rights (although in a weaker form). > In our system, state-operated schools may not be enclaves of totalitarianism

Public school students retain constitutional rights (although in a weaker form). > In our system, state-operated schools may not be enclaves of totalitarianism. School officials do not possess absolute authority over their students. Students… are possessed of fundamental rights which the State must respect, just as they themselves must respect their obligations to the State. In our system, students may not be regarded as closed-circuit recipients of only that which the State chooses to communicate. They may not be confined to the expression of those sentiments that are officially approved. In the absence of a specific showing of constitutionally valid reasons to regulate their speech, students are entitled to freedom of expression of their views. - Supreme Court Majority Opinion, Tinker v. Des Moines https://www.aclu.org/other/tinker-v-des-moines-landmark-supreme-court-ruling-behalf-student-expression https://www.aclu.org/other/tinker-v-des-moines-landmark-supr...