A high school student wears a t-shirt with a political slogan to school. The principal asks the student to remove the t-shirt, arguing that it disrupts the educational environment. The student claims this request violates their First Amendment rights: What is the most legally appropriate response?
The school can require the student to remove the t-shirt when it disagrees with the message of the speech.
The school can prohibit the t-shirt as long as the restriction is based on a reasonable forecast of substantial disruption.
The school can prohibit speech that includes profanity or obscenity.
The school can allow the student to wear the t-shirt, as restrictions on student speech violate the First Amendment.
The correct answer allows the school to restrict student speech only if it can reasonably forecast a substantial disruption, aligning with the Tinker v. Des Moines standard. This balances student free speech rights with the school's duty to maintain order. Other options either overextend First Amendment protections in a school setting or allow for improper viewpoint discrimination.
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