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Quotation from Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District by Supreme Court of the United States
“In our system, state-operated schools may not be enclaves of totalitarianism.”
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, Opinion of the Court (Fortas, J.), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Fortas explains that school officials' authority over students is not absolute.
Citation: "In our system, state-operated schools may not be enclaves of totalitarianism." — Supreme Court of the United States, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, Opinion of the Court (Fortas, J.), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id tinker-v-des-moines-q3)
Portrait: SCOTUS Justice Abe Fortas, Supreme Court of the United States, Public domain.
