(In response to @meaganfolmar's post- but I needed an original post)

The subject of pregnancy and divorce is touchy when it comes to legislature and should not be taken lightly. In the case of the Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, a school newspaper; one of the purest forms of expression of thought and speech, was kept from publishing due to the potential of a student being singled out and shunned. In 2015 2.42% of all teenage girls became pregnant, which equates to 1294 annual teenage pregnancies. So you can see that, while this occurs more often than we think, it still singles out a single population, similarly to racism. Divorce on the other hand, does not have such an effect. While the divorce rate in the United States remains around the 50% mark, students are not as reactive as the statistics claim them to be. Ask your peers, while divorce is never fun, it's never always traumatic or emotionally damaging. Each individual has the right to privacy and speech, or the lack thereof. Teenagers are exposed to enough material that they are aware of the dangers, and are FREE to do so. It'll never be me, but it just might be. We all have freedom of expression, speech, religion, etc., but it doesn't always need to be expressed. We're find and functional as we are- no need for change.

I completely agree, children K-8 never see any conflict between their basic rights and education, it only appears in 9-12 where we find the most complications. I really like the case Yoder v. Wisconsin as it exemplifies this point. It is just after the 8th Grade where the Amish tend to remove their children, since they believe that's all the education they need, but Wisconsin's Law rules that they stay until they 16 years of age. It only becomes a problem when the children or parents become aware.

To clarify: I am saying students should be able to freely express their religion in schools. I agree with you on not promoting it, like in Engel v. Vitale, but we find in many schools that there are only a few religious groups. While this does not outright suppress other religions, it makes those of different religious affiliation feel outcast and unwelcome. They don't necessarily have to associate with the school promoting their beliefs, but should be able to express their freedoms with assurance that they will not be prosecuted.

Schools should provide more freedoms for the students, returning back to the First Amendment. As citizens of the United States, we are granted certain rights, such as Freedom of Press, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, etc. These rights are restricted within schools, subduing the student's and teacher's individuality. However, there is a limit to how much an individual can extend their freedoms, but right now they have yet to reach that limit. This was the argument in Wisconsin v. Yoder; the ability to express religion freely. Yoder argued it was against their religion to keep their children in school past the 8th Grade since it was not essential to their Amish Lifestyle. The 1st Amendment's Free Exercise Clause and the 14th Amendment help to support Yoder, as the Wisconsin State Law directly violates our most basic human right: right to life (our own) and freedom of Religion (mind you we broke away from Great Britain for more freedoms, religion being one of them). We need to provide more freedoms within schools, religion being one of the easier ones to loosen the reigns with.