this week marked the first time either had visited the schools they attended at the time of their suspension. At Harding Middle School, a locker and plaque were dedicated to Mary Beth Tinker, now ...

this week marked the first time either had visited the schools they attended at the time of their suspension. At Harding, a locker and plaque were dedicated to Mary Beth Tinker, now 61.

Mary Beth and John Tinker display their ... for such offense was a one-day, in-school suspension. Ewing was suspended for five days. In a letter to the school district, the ACLU wrote, “It ...

The Tinker v. Des Moines case stemmed from a Vietnam War protest staged by Mary Beth Tinker — then a student ... were prohibited and would result in suspension. Tinker, now 60, is taking her ...

In discussing the 1969 landmark Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines, Mary Beth Tinker ... two videos below to learn about the protest and suspension, and the path to the Supreme Court.

Mrs. Tinker was the mother of John and Mary Beth Tinker, who wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War in 1965, leading to the landmark 1969 Supreme Court ruling in Tinker v.

Tinker v. Des Moines is a historic Supreme Court ruling from 1969 that cemented students’ rights to free speech in public schools. Mary Beth Tinker was a 13-year-old junior high school student in ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — In 1965, Mary Beth Tinker was just 13 when she and four other students wore black armbands to school as a symbol of protest against the Vietnam War. Their actions would become ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! In discussing the 1969 landmark Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines, Mary Beth and John Tinker, petitioners in the case, described their ...

WEBVTT KCCI 8 NEWS THIS MORNING. ALYX: HAPPENING TODAY JOHN AND , MARY BETH TINKER WILL BE IN DES MOINES TO TALK ABOUT THEIR LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CE. ASTHIS WEEKEND MARKS 50 YEARS SINCE TINKER ...