malvkinsland

**Kinsland**
(WL 313283 E.D. Mich. 2007)

__Facts:__ D (School Officials, Kinsland) Objected to a pro-life clothing of a 14 year-old student and the distribution of pro-life material. The school further denied the students’ request to wear this outfit again on the day of pro-life rally. P (Student, M.A.L.) The student sought a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the school for the right to protest.

__Issues/Answers__ (1.) Is pro-life material and religious pro-life material displayed in both written form (i.e. pamphlets, brochures) and clothing with statements age-appropriate for high school aged students? Yes

__Basis/Rationale__ The courts decided in favor of the students, citing that the school policy on distribution material was “overbroad and overly suppressed the students’ right to free speech”, thus violating the students’ 1st amendments rights to freedom of expression and students.

__Notes__
 * 1) The student wore red tape over his mouth and wrists
 * 2) His sweatshirt asked everybody to “pray to end abortion”
 * 3) The student also wished to return to school in a similar outfit for a Pro-Life rally day later in the school year, the school denied this request.