Question

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)
This scenario represents a violation of Semaj and Kevin's Fourteenth Amendment rights.
This scenario represents a violation of the teacher's Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Nobody's Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated in this scenario.
This scenario represents a violation of the administration's Fourteenth Amendment rights.

Answer 1

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

Reason: The Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the First Amendment against state actors (including public school officials). Punishing students for wearing green in support of an environmental cause is viewpoint-based suppression of symbolic speech (see Tinker v. Des Moines) absent any substantial disruption.