Read the following summary of the Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines:

Two students wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. The school district suspended the students. Their families sued the school district for violating their right to free speech, but lower courts upheld the school district's right to suspend the students.

Which issue is most important in determining constitutionality in this case

A. Whether the district had grounds to fear a disruption

B. Whether schools have the right to limit freedoms

C. Whether other students were bothered by the armbands

D. Whether the students were adults or minors

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11 December, 18:18

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Jayvion Myers · Answer 1

Whether schools have the right to limit freedoms

Atticus · Answer 2

B. Whether schools have the right to limit freedoms