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

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

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

Answer 1

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

The Fourteenth Amendment includes the right to free speech, and Semaj and Kevin's intention to express their support for saving the environment by wearing all green constitutes a form of free expression. The teacher's punitive response to their plans suggests that their expression was not permitted based on its content, which could be seen as a violation of their rights.