Question

question 12 of 25
the tinker v. des moines supreme court case concerned two students who wore black armbands to school to protest the vietnam war. the school district suspended the students, possibly violating their right to free speech.
which best summarizes the dissenting opinion?
a. it was proven that other students were allowed to wear controversial symbols, so their suspension was unconstitutional.
b. schools have reserved the right to limit expression in past cases and the armbands were, indeed, disruptive.
c. the des moines supreme court had already ruled in favor of the school to suspend the students.
d. because the armbands protested the vietnam war, the lawsuit was actually a question of second amendment rights.

Explanation:

The dissenting opinion in Tinker v. Des Moines argued that schools have the right to limit expression as they have in past cases and that the arm - bands were disruptive. This is in contrast to the majority view that the students' free - speech rights were violated. Option A supports the students' free - speech rights and is more in line with the majority view. Option C is about a previous ruling rather than the dissenting opinion's reasoning. Option D misidentifies the constitutional amendment at issue (it's about the First Amendment, not the Second Amendment).

Answer:

B. Schools have reserved the right to limit expression in past cases and the armbands were, indeed, disruptive.