John and Mary Beth Tinker, high school students, decided with their friend, Christopher Eckhardt, to wear black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War. The armbands included a peace sign and were meant to support President Kennedy's call for a Christmastime truce. The school board heard of the armbands and made a policy that armbands could not be worn on school grounds.
[...] Des Moines Independent Community School District 393 U.S (1969) FACTS: John and Mary Beth Tinker, high school students, decided with their friend, Christopher Eckhardt, to wear black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War. The armbands included a peace sign and were meant to support President Kennedy's call for a Christmastime truce. The school board heard of the armbands and made a policy that armbands could not be worn on school grounds. The punishment called for the student to be expelled until he or she agreed to comply with the rule. [...]
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