Scenario E:
In March 2018, students at Bentonville High School held a walkout in memory
of victims of the Parkland School shooting in Florida and to call for change.
School district administrators voted to let students participate in the walkout.
However, the School Board overruled this decision and voted to reinforce
existing district policy considering students absent and at risk for detention if
they miss more than 10 minutes of a class.
School board member Rebecca Powers said "We have policies in place to
prevent disruption in our educational environment. We have policies in place
that do not allow student-led meetings during instructional time,".
"As much as we love our executive team, we can't leave it to them to be able to
pick and choose which demonstration or which student-led group they will be
supporting by not following policy," Powers said.
What right are they practicing
Would this student be protected under their first amendment rights?
Why or why not?