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>     Fla. town backs ex-principal in campaign against gay students Many Ponce de Leon residents unhappy that David Davis was demoted after federal judge reprimanded him for conducting 'witch hunt,' suspending those who protested. 08.22.08   8th Circuit: Student's gory essay qualifies as 'true threat' Unanimous three-judge panel rejects Minnesota teen's free-speech claim, says teacher 'quite reasonably felt personally threatened.' 08.18.08 Last system update: Thursday, August 28, 2008 | 01:03:52  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