student-first-amendment-rights.md

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Students Have First Amendment Rights

Although you don't necessarily have the right to disrupt school with a protest or a walkout, students do have some first amendment (free speech) rights. According to the ACLU, these include:

• Wearing buttons, badges and other insignia (including armbands or message T-shirts)
• Posting notices on school bulletin boards
• Distributing petitions
• Handing out other printed materials, such as leaflets
• Writing in public school newspapers and yearbooks
• Writing in “underground” (or unofficial) newspapers

Additional Resources

• A two-page sheet on student speech rights from the ACLU
• A First Amendment guide from the Mississippi ACLU