Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

In this court case, several kids decided to wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam war. The time was near Christmas and they wanted to see their fathers, who were fighting in the war. They were suspended  because the school didn't want them to protest the war. The kids sued the school for restricting their freedom of speech and won in the supreme court 7:2. As a result, kids today have more freedom of expression. We can wear and protest more things in school as long as it doesn't become a distraction. It has impacted me because I now have a right to protest things that I believe are wrong, even in school. I am glad we are protected by the constitution in school because many places in the world don't believe children should have rights.