In December 1965, a group of students in Des Moines held a meeting in the home of 16-year- old Christopher Eckhardt to plan a public showing of their Support for a truce in the Vietnam war. They decided to wear black armbands throughout the holiday season and to fast on December 16 and New Year's Eve. The principals of the Des Moines school learned of the plan and met on December 14 to create a policy that stated that any student wearing an armband would be asked to remove it, with refusal to do so resulting in suspension. On December 16. Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt wore their armbands to school and were sent home. The following day,John Tinker did the same with the same result. The students did not return to school until after New Year's Day,the planned end of the protest. Through their parents, the students sued the school district for violating the students' right of expression and sought an injunction to prevent the school district from disciplining the students. The district court dismissed the case and held that the school district's actions were reasonable to uphold school discipline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the decision without opinion. Source: https:/www.oyez.org/cases.1968/21 Answer the following questions: What happened in this case? B. minutes /organizations/companies involved? What does each side (party) want? What are the arguments in favor and against each side?

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In December 1965, a group of students in Des Moines held a meeting in the home of 16-year- old Christopher Eckhardt to plan a public showing of their Support for a truce in the Vietnam war. They decided to wear black armbands throughout the holiday season and to fast on December 16 and New Year's Eve. The principals of the Des Moines school learned of the plan and met on December 14 to create a policy that stated that any student wearing an armband would be asked to remove it, with refusal to do so resulting in suspension. On December 16. Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt wore their armbands to school and were sent home. The following day,John Tinker did the same with the same result. The students did not return to school until after New Year's Day,the planned end of the protest. Through their parents, the students sued the school district for violating the students' right of expression and sought an injunction to prevent the school district from disciplining the students. The district court dismissed the case and held that the school district's actions were reasonable to uphold school discipline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the decision without opinion. Source: https:/www.oyez.org/cases.1968/21 Answer the following questions: What happened in this case? B. minutes /organizations/companies involved? What does each side (party) want? What are the arguments in favor and against each side?

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What happened in this case?In this case, a group of students in Des Moines planned to wear black armbands to school to show their support for a truce in the Vietnam War. The school district learned of the plan and created a policy that any student wearing an armband would be asked to remove it, with refusal to do so resulting in suspension. Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt wore the armbands to school on December 16, and John Tinker did the same the following day. They were sent home and did not return to school until after New Year's Day. The students sued the school district for violating their right of expression and sought an injunction to prevent the school district from disciplining them. The district court dismissed the case, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the decision.B. minutes /organizations/companies involved?The minutes/organizations involved in this case are the Des Moines school district and the students who were suspended for wearing armbands to school.What does each side (party) want?The students want the school district to recognize their right to free speech and to allow them to wear the armbands to school without fear of punishment. The school district wants to maintain discipline and order in the schools and believes that the armbands are a distraction and a violation of school policy.What are the arguments in favor and against each side?Arguments in favor of the students:* The students have the right to free speech under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.* The armbands are a peaceful and non-disruptive form of protest.* The school district's policy is an infringement on the students' right to free speech.Arguments in favor of the school district:* The school district has the authority to set policies and rules for the school.* The armbands could be seen as disruptive or disrespectful to other students or the school environment.* The school district has the responsibility to maintain a safe and orderly learning environment.

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