Free speech rights were still very questionable even into the lat 60's. These issues were being tested all across America in a public education setting. No case was bigger than Tinker v. Des Moines when it came to such right in the public educational system. With the war in Vietnam causing all kinds of tension across the country, students would protest to show their disapproval of the war. In 1969 students protested by wearing black armbands, the Tinkers to be exact. They had support from their parents however, support from the school was no where to be found. The school ultimately decided to suspend the students for violating its dress code policy ( Fraser, 312).
The Tinker family felt they had a case on their hands with the suspension stating that it was a violation of their freedom of speech to protest in schools. The Supreme Court ruled that wearing the armbands was an appropriate act and exercise of their freedom of speech (Urban, 303). The obvious change they wanted to see in the schools system was the exercise of the students' free speech rights. Having the freedom of speech to protest in a public school setting while not disrupting the educational process was the ultimate goal of the Tinker case.
The Tinker family felt they had a case on their hands with the suspension stating that it was a violation of their freedom of speech to protest in schools. The Supreme Court ruled that wearing the armbands was an appropriate act and exercise of their freedom of speech (Urban, 303). The obvious change they wanted to see in the schools system was the exercise of the students' free speech rights. Having the freedom of speech to protest in a public school setting while not disrupting the educational process was the ultimate goal of the Tinker case.