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The Supreme Court held that a principal may, consistent with the First Amendment, restrict student speech at a school event, when that speech is reasonably viewed as promoting illegal drug use. Not only was a school activity involved, but the banner's promotion of illegal drugs was contrary to the school's policy or mission to prevent student ...
Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007), is a United States Supreme Court case where the Court held, 5–4, that the First Amendment does not prevent educators from prohibiting or punishing student speech that is reasonably viewed as promoting illegal drug use.
The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. In a symbolic attempt to keep his inaugural promise of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" and stop the desegregation of schools, George Wallace, the Democratic Governor of Alabama, stood at the door of the auditorium as if to block the way of the two ...
The Children's Crusade, or Children's March, was a march by over 1,000 school students in Birmingham, Alabama on May 2–10, 1963. Initiated and organized by Rev. James Bevel, the purpose of the march was to walk downtown to talk to the mayor about segregation in their city. Many children left their schools and were arrested, set free, and then ...
Milford Borough dedicated the triangular park at the east end of East Harford Street for President John F. Kennedy in the spring of 1964. A plaque on the boulder tells of Kennedy's visit to the ...
Starting in 1983, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program sent police officers into classrooms to teach fifth- and sixth-graders about the dangers of drugs and the need, as Nancy Reagan ...
John F. Kennedy delivering his speech before television cameras. Kennedy read the prepared portion of his speech from pages placed in a shallow lectern on his desk. [37] An American flag stood in the background behind him. [21] He spoke for 13 minutes and 24 seconds. [39] Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher oversaw the broadcast in the ...
In this speech, Kennedy discussed his plans for the economy in response to the recent recession and threat of inflation. He also addressed the need for Congress to respond to certain domestic issues including pollution, education, mass transit, urban housing, civil rights, public health, and welfare assistance programs.