"Bong Hits For Jesus"

EOC- “Bong Hits For Jesus”
I do agree with the ruling on the Morse v. Frederick case. The student was clearly out line when he displayed the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” banner at the school. First off, it was promoting an illegal activity and second, it was on school property and was a violation of school policy. It wasn’t a violation of his first amendment rights because it disrupted the discipline of the school. When an event like that happens the school can step in stop a student from doing such a thing. The student’s rights were not on the same level as an adult’s first amendment rights because he was in a public school event. If he held the banner outside the school event then it he would have had the same first amendment rights of any person and he would have been protected. I agree that children shouldn’t shed their constitutional rights when they arrive at school but they should adhere to the school’s policy and act appropriately at school. The whole point of the administrators and employees of the school is to protect the overall welfare of the student body. When they feel that someone or something is threatening that overall welfare than they should have the right to step in and stop it. Plus, the kid was promoting drug use in school. People usually don’t realize the effects of those types of actions have on children these days. Kids are very naïve and don’t realize the effects of drug use. When someone makes a statement like this child has it makes it seem okay to act in an illegal fashion and break the law. We have to draw a line somewhere and show the kids the difference between what’s okay and what’s not okay to do.