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What Would Harry Potter Say About Bong Hits 4 Jesus? , Andrea Kayne Kaufman

Andrea Kayne Kaufman

In Morse v. Frederick, the Supreme Court considered whether a high school principal, Morse, violated a student’s First Amendment right to free speech by suspending the student, Frederick, for refusing to take down a banner reading, “BONG HiTS 4 JESUS” while students were watching the Olympic torch relay pass in front of their school. In a divided decision, the Supreme Court held that the school officials did not violate the First Amendment by confiscating the banner and subsequently suspending the student. The majority’s reasoning, in large part, is based on the fact that “schools may take steps to safeguard those …