How have the courts shaped the issue of student speech over time? Consider changes in

society as you discuss different court cases.

Courts have begun to make freedom of speech more restricted in public schools due to outside problems such as drugs, threats, and riots (represented in the cases Tinker V. Des Moines, Bethel V. Fraser, J. S v. Bethlehem area school district, and Morse V. Fredrick.) Due to these outbursts, courts have begun to restrict speech that is a distraction to the school and school staff.