Question

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Semaj and Kevin wanted to wear all green in support of saving the environment. Their teacher, who also happens to own a gas company grew angry when finding out about these plans. He gave them lunch detention after hearing about their plans.

Analyze the scenario and decide whose Fourteenth Amendment right is violated.

(1 point)
Responses

Nobody’s Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated in this scenario.
Nobody’s Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated in this scenario.

This scenario represents a violation of the administration’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.
This scenario represents a violation of the administration’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.

This scenario represents a violation of the teacher’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.
This scenario represents a violation of the teacher’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.

This scenario represents a violation of Semaj and Kevin’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.

Answer 1

This scenario represents a violation of Semaj and Kevin’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.

Reason: Public-school students' free-speech rights are protected against state action via the Fourteenth Amendment (see Tinker v. Des Moines); punishing them for peacefully wearing green to express a viewpoint infringes those rights.