Question

which fact from the tinker v. des moines court decision best supports the reasoning that the conduct of the student protesters was protected by the fourteenth amendment, which prohibits deprivation of life, liberty, or property?
a. that they are educating the young for citizenship is reason for scrupulous protection of constitutional freedoms of the individual, if we are not to strangle the free mind at its source and teach youth to discount important principles of our government as mere platitudes.
b. the action of the school authorities appears to have been based on an urgent wish to avoid the controversy which might result from the expression, even by the silent symbol of armbands, of opposition to this nations part in the conflagration in vietnam.
c. the record shows that students in some of the schools wore buttons relating to national political campaigns, and some even wore the iron cross, traditionally a symbol of nazism
d. on the other hand, the court has repeatedly emphasized the need for affirming the comprehensive authority of the states and of school officials, consistent with fundamental constitutional safeguards, to prescribe and control conduct in the schools

Explanation:

The Tinker v. Des Moines case dealt with student - rights. Option A emphasizes the importance of protecting individual constitutional freedoms in the context of educating youth for citizenship, which aligns with the idea that student protesters' conduct was protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. It shows that suppressing students' free expression would be detrimental to the development of free - thinking citizens. Options B, C, and D do not directly support the reasoning that the students' conduct was protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. Option B focuses on school authorities' motives to avoid controversy, Option C is about other symbols worn by students, and Option D emphasizes school officials' authority.

Answer:

A. That they are educating the young for citizenship is reason for scrupulous protection of Constitutional freedoms of the individual, if we are not to strangle the free mind at its source and teach youth to discount important principles of our government as mere platitudes.