They have a clear right to engage in non-disruptive speech.
The Eleventh Circuit, for one, has held that student-to-student speech is non-public forum speech and school authorities may suppress such speech if it interferes with the school's pedagogical mission (see, for example, Denno, holding that suspension of student for showing a four inch square Confederate flag to two classmates at recess after lunch did not violate student's First Amendment rights). Moreover, the court found that potential offensiveness could interfere with the school's pedagogical mission.
Frances R. A. Paterson, J.D., Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Leadership
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
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