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Supreme Court rejects student's challenge to 'two genders' T-shirt ban

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Tuesday declined to hear Massachusetts student Liam Morrison's challenge to his middle school's prohibition on his wearing T-shirts with messages stating, "There are only two genders" and later "There are [censored] genders" at Nichols Middle School in Middleborough, Mass., in March 2023.

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The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Tuesday declined to hear Massachusetts student Liam Morrison's challenge to his middle school's prohibition on his wearing T-shirts with messages stating, "There are only two genders" and later "There are [censored] genders" at Nichols Middle School in Middleborough, Mass., in March 2023.

Morrison was sent home when he refused to remove the first shirt and was later told he could not wear the second modified shirt in class, though he was not formally punished for wearing either garment according to school officials and court records.</span

Morrison was sent home when he refused to remove the first shirt and was later told he could not wear the second modified shirt in class, though he was not formally punished for wearing either garment according to school officials and court records.

Both a federal district court judge and the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the school, concluding that officials can bar passive messages that demean other students even without targeting specific individuals.</span

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Both a federal district court judge and the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the school, concluding that officials can bar passive messages that demean other students even without targeting specific individuals.

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the decision not to hear the case, with Alito writing that the case presents 'an issue of great importance for our nation's youth' regarding whether schools may suppress student speech based on viewpoint disagreement.</span

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the decision not to hear the case, with Alito writing that the case presents 'an issue of great importance for our nation's youth' regarding whether schools may suppress student speech based on viewpoint disagreement.

School administrators cited their dress code prohibiting hate speech and argued the shirts made transgender and gender-nonconforming students feel unsafe, with officials noting serious mental health struggles including suicidal ideation among affected students.</span

School administrators cited their dress code prohibiting hate speech and argued the shirts made transgender and gender-nonconforming students feel unsafe, with officials noting serious mental health struggles including suicidal ideation among affected students.

The case raised questions about First Amendment free speech rights for public school students under the landmark 1969 Tinker v. Des Moines ruling, which established that students retain constitutional rights in school settings.</span

The case raised questions about First Amendment free speech rights for public school students under the landmark 1969 Tinker v. Des Moines ruling, which established that students retain constitutional rights in school settings.

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School officials have a responsibility to protect vulnerable transgender and gender-nonconforming students who face serious mental health challenges, including suicidal ideation, when subjected to demeaning messages about their identities. The shirts created a poisoned educational atmosphere that interfered with students' ability to concentrate and learn in a safe environment. Schools must maintain the authority to prevent disruption and protect all students from harmful speech that targets protected characteristics, even when expressed passively.

School officials have a responsibility to protect vulnerable transgender and gender-nonconforming students who face serious mental health challenges, including suicidal ideation, when subjected to demeaning messages about their identities. The shirts created a poisoned educational atmosphere that interfered with students' ability to concentrate and learn in a safe environment. Schools must maintain the authority to prevent disruption and protect all students from harmful speech that targets protected characteristics, even when expressed passively.

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Schools are engaging in blatant viewpoint discrimination by silencing students who express traditional views on gender while actively promoting opposing perspectives through Pride events and rainbow displays. The school created a hostile environment for students with conservative beliefs by allowing only one side of this important social debate to be heard. This selective enforcement of dress codes based on ideological preferences violates the fundamental principle that government cannot silence speakers simply because it disapproves of their message.

Schools are engaging in blatant viewpoint discrimination by silencing students who express traditional views on gender while actively promoting opposing perspectives through Pride events and rainbow displays. The school created a hostile environment for students with conservative beliefs by allowing only one side of this important social debate to be heard. This selective enforcement of dress codes based on ideological preferences violates the fundamental principle that government cannot silence speakers simply because it disapproves of their message.

Supreme Court Rejects Student's 'Two Genders' T-Shirt Case

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