U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 11, 2015
Don't allow hecklers a veto
Both the 9th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court have effectively rewarded bad behavior by allowing California school administrators to prevent some students from wearing American flag T-Shirts to school. By Arthur Willner
A fundamental rule of parenting is that rewarding bad behavior only incentivizes more of it. This basic principle was apparently lost on the U.S. Supreme Court when it recently passed up the opportunity to both reinforce First Amendment rights in secondary schools and offer students and administrators alike a sorely needed civics lesson.
Instead, on March 30, the court denied certiorari in Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School Dist...
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