Bowen said yesterday American politics "pizza", in fact, in such a fantastic American things really many. In 2003, 3 grade in Plano, Texas primary school students Jonathan Morgan the gift bag you going to school, swaps as a gift and prepare in the school organization of Party of winter, but by school administrators banned, because his gift bag except outside the image of the Christmas Candy Cane pencil, also wrote Christian information cards, is based on the plano City School District banned students to transmit any information and news media in the classroom. This school practice caused some dissatisfaction of parents, such things don't happen the first time -- before this, the school also taken some other controversial measures, for example, students are not allowed to issue relevant church invitations, disable write "Merry Christmas" to foreign students in the U. S. soldiers Christmas card. So, some parents combine sued the plano City School District, especially the two presidents as prosecution, reason is that school officials violated their right of free speech. 2011 April, composed of 3 judges of the federal court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled unanimously said, this two principals are likely to bear civil liability for the case. One of the judges said in the verdict, USA Federal Supreme Court has long recognized, public school students did not have entered the school gate will lose the freedom of speech and expression to their constitution. but refuses to accept the decision, the two presidents, asked the federal court of Appeals for the fifth circuit the tribunal. Later, 16 judge court held a hearing on the case of all. As the principal lawyer Tom. Brent said, they do not deny that the children enjoy first amendment speech and religious rights. However, this right is much law does not clearly. Brant said: "their rightsBowen said yesterday American politics "pizza", in fact, in such a fantastic American things really many. In 2003, 3 grade in Plano, Texas primary school students Jonathan Morgan the gift bag you going to school, swaps as a gift and prepare in the school organization of Party of winter, but by school administrators banned, because his gift bag except outside the image of the Christmas Candy Cane pencil, also wrote Christian information cards, is based on the plano City School District banned students to transmit any information and news media in the classroom.

Bowen said yesterday American politics "pizza", in fact, in such a fantastic American things really many. In 2003, 3 grade in Plano, Texas primary school students Jonathan Morgan the gift bag you going to school, swaps as a gift and prepare in the school organization of Party of winter, but by school administrators banned, because his gift bag except outside the image of the Christmas Candy Cane pencil, also wrote Christian information cards, is based on the plano City School District banned students to transmit any information and news media in the classroom. This school practice caused some dissatisfaction of parents, such things don't happen the first time -- before this, the school also taken some other controversial measures, for example, students are not allowed to issue relevant church invitations, disable write "Merry Christmas" to foreign students in the U. S. soldiers Christmas card. So, some parents combine sued the plano City School District, especially the two presidents as prosecution, reason is that school officials violated their right of free speech. 2011 April, composed of 3 judges of the federal court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled unanimously said, this two principals are likely to bear civil liability for the case. One of the judges said in the verdict, USA Federal Supreme Court has long recognized, public school students did not have entered the school gate will lose the freedom of speech and expression to their constitution. but refuses to accept the decision, the two presidents, asked the federal court of Appeals for the fifth circuit the tribunal. Later, 16 judge court held a hearing on the case of all. As the principal lawyer Tom. Brent said, they do not deny that the children enjoy first amendment speech and religious rights. However, this right is much law does not clearly. Brant said: "their rights

This practice school caused some dissatisfaction of parents, such things don't happen the first time -- before this, the school also taken some other controversial measures, for example, students are not allowed to issue relevant church invitations, banned students to overseas American soldiers Christmas card I write "Merry Christmas" the words etc.. So, some parents combine sued the plano City School District, especially the two presidents as prosecution, reason is that school officials violated their right of free speech.

In 2011 April, composed of 3 judges of the federal court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled unanimously said, this two principals are likely to bear civil liability for the case. One of the judges said in the verdict, USA Federal Supreme Court has long recognized, public school students did not have entered the school gate will lose the freedom of speech and expression to their constitution.

However, the two principals refuses to accept the decision, by calling for a federal court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court ruled the whole. Later, 16 judge court held a hearing on the case of all. As the principal lawyer Tom. Brent said, they do not deny that the children enjoy first amendment speech and religious rights. However, this right is much law does not clearly. Brant said: "their rights and what is not clear, principals and teachers to control the class activities in the extent is not clear. This leads to conflict between children and parents rights and the control rights of students' classroom behavior to some extent."

Brant said the lawyer, indicted president just follow the plano city school district policy, therefore, should not assume legal responsibility for the case. Brant pointed out that, if a principal in this case is not able to effectively defend, they will weaken the control class. He said: "this means, classroom and may become more liberal place without the control. In order to guarantee the normal teaching, let the children can learn knowledge in school, we must let the teachers and principals of the school happened to have a significant degree of control over."

However, on behalf of students and students' parents sued the state of Texas conservative legal organization "free of President Kelly". Shaker's lawyers pointed out, the practice effect of depriving the first amendment to the constitution to give children speech and religious rights. Shackelford said: "in the American, everyone has a personality, and is protected by the constitution. The rights of children may range and others do not, for example, they can not curse, not to disrupt the class. However, completely deprived of constitutional protection for children the idea of chilling." Shaker's lawyer thinks, if successful, will cause great harm to children's speech and signal power. He said, if the other party to win, this means, government officials may carry out religious discrimination against children in school.

Shackelford said: "to make matters worse, the government can prescribe a course of a problem, ask any of the students agree with the position of the government, who disagreed, will be punished for holding the wrong view, because they are deprived of the protection of the first amendment to the constitution gave."

It is worth mentioning that, in this case, students and parents, not only by the G RAYMENT and Starr the two original USA justice minister support. There are 8 organizations, including the conservative watchdog and liberal America Civil Liberties Union, are submitted to the court to support their amicus curiae brief.

How the 16 judges of the federal court of Appeals for the fifth circuit will decide, it is difficult to predict. However, according to the Federal Supreme Court precedent, the students seemed to occupy a certain advantage. In 1943, two believe in Ye Hehua's witnesses to religious sisters refused to America flag after being expelled from school sued their school district. USA Federal Supreme Court finally decided in favour of their decision. Decision points out, forcing the public school students to salute the flag USA violates the first amendment speech and signal power. The federal court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision whether the guidance of the spirit, people rub one's eyes and wait.

-- from VOA, the title of "the candy cane pencil case and the children's constitutional rights" (reporter: sub micro | WashingtonJune 2, 2011.