From T-Shirts to Teaching: May Public Schools Constitutionally Regulate Antihomosexual Speech?

From T-Shirts to Teaching: May Public Schools Constitutionally Regulate Antihomosexual Speech?
Amanda L. Houle, 76 Fordham L. Rev. 2477 (2008)

In applying the First Amendment in the public school context, courts are faced with the challenge of balancing the constitutional rights of students against the discretion of schools to control speech and conduct on school grounds. This Note focuses on the specific issue of public schools regulating antihomosexual speech. Evaluating the First Amendment rights of students expressing antihomosexual sentiment through private and school-sponsored mediums, this Note ultimately argues for a comprehensive standard permitting schools to regulate both private and school-sponsored student speech.