In a public school called Des Moines in Iowa, some students protested against the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands. The principle discovered their plan and told students that they are not allowed to wear the black armbands and if they were to disobey then it would lead to a suspension. Knowing the consequences, some students wore them anyways and were suspended. Parents then sued the school for violating the students 1st Amendment which is freedom of speech. In the year of 1969 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the students by 7-2. The majority ruled that the students rights were violated. The reason why the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 was because most of them felt that wearing the black armbands was just a symbolic way of expressing
