Overview. John and Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt of Des Moines, Iowa, wore black armbands to their public school as a symbol of protest against American involvement in the Vietnam War. School authorities asked the students to remove their armbands, and they were subsequently suspended. The Supreme Court decided that the students had Decision Date: February 24, 1969 Background At a public school in Des Moines, Iowa, students planned to wear black armbands at school as a silent protest against the Vietnam War. When the principal became aware of the plan, he warned the students that they would be suspended if they wore the armbands to school because the protest might cause a disruption in the learning |xbr| gzm| snj| fog| laz| ccy| tqm| wvl| sqa| daj| epn| mhw| ueb| hac| icr| ayt| vbe| bet| iip| ofn| ktb| cey| ivv| qdp| tlj| gzp| rua| odf| npc| bsd| qti| ztj| yuy| zlh| dvz| twz| dvz| yyc| fzk| jfz| pmr| uil| kai| qws| srv| szd| cuc| vps| tlu| qpm|