Declaration of Safety In Schools Many students complain that their First Amendment right to free speech and their Fourth Amendment protections of privacy are unfairly restricted while they are in school. Many back the Supreme Court's decision in 1969, that states that "students do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or the protection of privacy at the schoolhouse gate." But, it also went on to say that "School officials may curb student speech …showed first 75 words of 795 total…

…showed last 75 words of 795 total…person wants, to feel safe. Although a person's privacy is important, it is no competition to a person's safety. A person's privacy is no comparison to that person's life, and it is in the best interest of these rules and regulations to keep the lives of the people. Therefore, they must take certain precautions to ensure safety. The searching of students and restrictions on language are important to maintain the smooth, safe, functioning of schools.