Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Speech Today
http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/03/the-schools-aredestroying-freedom-of-speech/

Bill of Rights, First Amendment.

"..Infringing on the freedom of speech.."

This article talks about how student are being shut down to speaking their minds. That the students nowadays have less information about their constitutional rights. " a national survey of high school student reveals that only 2% can identify the chief Justice of the Supreme Court; 35% know the first three words of the U.S Constitution; 25% know that the Fifth Amendment protects against double jeopardy and self incrimination, among other legal rights". To me this proves that high school students aren't interested in the history that is offered. In this article, Nicholas Noel, student president, was giving his senior graduation speech when the mic was turned off on him due the wrong impression the school got from his speech. This proves that the schools are lacking the freedom of speech that students have. Schools are over exaggerating with students way of expressing their thoughts. They should give them oppurtunites to be able to speack mindly. For example Nicholaswas president of his class and him being a role model couldnt even speak the truth with out getting shut down by "the man". =D If schools were more openly to the ideas and thoughts that the students have then student might have another reason why to come to school.