M.D. a Minor v. Morgan Hill Unified School District
Essay
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Identify the Plaintiff(s) in the case.
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2.
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Identify the Defendant(s) in the case.
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What is Cinco de Mayo?
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What was the school policy regarding bandannas?
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What was the school policy regarding wearing American flag
clothing?
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6.
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Explain Vice Principal Rodriguez’s reason for requesting that the students
turn their t-shirts inside out.
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7.
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How long had the students been on school grounds when they were approached by
Vice Principal Rodriguez?
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Why did the teenagers refuse to turn their American flag t-shirts inside
out?
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Was there any evidence that the American flag t-shirts were disrupting the
classrooms?
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10.
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Were there any past incidents, like fighting, at the school that stemmed from
students wearing the American flag t-shirts on Cinco De Mayo?
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11.
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Do you agree with the school that wearing the American flag t-shirt on Cinco De
Mayo is inappropriate?
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Did the students wear American flag clothing on school grounds?
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Does wearing the American flag clothing fall within the protections afforded
under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution as “free speech”?
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Was there any evidence that the flags actually caused violence at Morgan Hill
High School or disrupted learning at the school?
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Does the school’s interest to enforce school policies and adequately
discipline its students override the importance of the student’s freedom of speech?
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YOU BE THE JUDGE
Explain your decision.
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