I CAN’T WEAR WHAT ??

I CAN’T WEAR I CAN’T WEAR WHATWHAT????

What?!What?!??

Ben’s T-Shirt TroubleBen’s T-Shirt Trouble

Watch to see what happened when Ben Brewer decided to wear his favorite band t-shirt to school—in violation of the new school rule!

There should be a law against stupid rules like that!

Maybe there is…

We now interrupt this exciting presentation to bring you the U.S. Supreme Court case, Tinker v. Des Moines. Read the case summary and do the exercises to find out whether Principal Carter’s rule is against the law!

Evidence About ArmbandsEvidence About Armbands

Someone wrote a threatening note during class to one of the students wearing an armband?

What if…What if…


Shows the armbands were disruptive

Shows the armbands were NOT disruptive

Writing a threatening note during class


On the school bus, someone On the school bus, someone threatened to beat up one of the threatened to beat up one of the students wearing an armband?students wearing an armband?


Evidence About Armbands




Threatening to beat up a student on the school bus


At lunch, someone said the armbands were stupid?






At lunch, someone says the armbands are stupid



During class, someone made a face at one of the students wearing an armband?








Making a face during class


Between classes, someone shoved one Between classes, someone shoved one of the students wearing an armband of the students wearing an armband into a locker?into a locker?









Shoving a student into a locker between classes


Students stopped arguing about armbands when the teacher said it was time to begin class?










Arguing stops when teacher says it’s time to begin class


A student sang a song about how much A student sang a song about how much he loved armbands, and people started he loved armbands, and people started arguing about whether he had a good arguing about whether he had a good voice?voice?











People arguing about singing, not about armbands


Students were having fun debating about Students were having fun debating about whether people should wear armbands?whether people should wear armbands?











People arguing about singing, not about armbands

A fun debate about armbands


Student arguments about armbands were Student arguments about armbands were starting to add up?starting to add up?







Threatening to beat up a student walking home




Arguments starting to add up People arguing about singing, not about armbands



The teacher had to tell students to stop The teacher had to tell students to stop arguing so she could begin class?arguing so she could begin class?


How would you use this evidence if you were trying to argue that the t-shirts ARE disruptive? What would you say?

HINT:HINT:

How would you use this evidence if you were trying to argue that the t-shirts are NOT disruptive? What would you say differently?






Threatening to beat up a student walking home




Arguments starting to add up People arguing about singing, not about armbands

Teacher tries to begin but can’t until she tells students to stop arguing about armbands


As usual, teacher must ask for quiet before she can begin

Next Time…Next Time…

Did Principal Carter have any Did Principal Carter have any evidence that band t-shirts were evidence that band t-shirts were being disruptive?being disruptive?

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I CAN’T WEAR WHAT ??