Home > Topics > Speech > Student expression   By David L. Hudson Jr. First Amendment scholar For the first time in nearly 20 years the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a pure student free-expression claim in the June 2007 case Morse v. Frederick. However, uncertainty remains over some kinds of student speech. FULL STORY>     Common sense — and good law — prevails in student-speech dispute By Gene Policinski Decision squarely affirms that non-disruptive student speech, be it on issues of international interest or on local policies, is protected. 09.07.08   11th Circuit backs Fla. school district's rules on body piercings By David L. Hudson Jr. Student had challenged policy, which bars jewelry that pierces anything but ears, as violation of her right to self-expression. 09.01.08 Last system update: Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 07:16:05  SEARCH  MORE student expression issues > Clothing, dress codes & uniforms K-12 newspapers & yearbooks Underground papers & off-campus speech Cyberspeech Book censorship Hate speech & speech codes Clubs Pledge of Allegiance in public schools Speaking out in school