and yet if you read the 1st amendment it does not say it only applies to older citizens
sorry but as I previously said when the school ramped up sexual harassment charges against these kids it took the situation to a much higher level
yes the 1st amendment does apply here even though its kids involved
Again, we absolutely 175% agree about the middle portion. So we don't need to go over that part.
Now, I've not said I'm 100% sure the first amendment doesn't apply here, but I think it's a gray area, at least until the courts clarify it. We also know, and I think can agree, that there are some things students are not allowed to say in levels of K-12 settings. For example, you can't cuss out a teacher nor loudly say something lewd about a classmate, or slinging around racial slurs without the risk of some kind of consequence (but all these things are first amendment protected in the vast majority of situations). Teachers are allowed to levy some punishment for what's deemed disruptive behavior.
Again, we agree to the hilt that this consequence it wholly gross and terrible, and the people levying it should be shamed. But I'm not sure, at least at this point, if whatever is alleged could possibly fall under the disruptive category. (And to take it to another level of agreement, if the parents' story is true, the school should also be able to level some type of discipline on the person with the pronouns for flipping shit at some kid. )
Edit: There could be a compelled speech argument, the same principle why you can’t make kids say the pledge of allegiance. That was again cast as a political matter, but perhaps this will be too.
