The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by the Watson Chapel School District over its disciplining of students who wore armbands in protest of the school’s dress code. From the ACLU press release:

“This was a predictable outcome, as it has been clear from the outset that suspending students simply for expressing their opinion is a violation of their constitutional rights,” said Rita Sklar, Executive Director of the ACLU of Arkansas, which sued WCSD in 2006 on behalf of three of the students who were suspended for wearing the wristbands. “The Watson Chapel School District is not exempt from having to comply with the First Amendment, and the students in this case deserve a lot of credit for having the courage to stand up for what is right.”

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