Bright v. Los Angeles Unified School District

Opinion

SULLIVAN, J.

In this case we inquire into the right of California public school students to speak and write ..freely (see U.S. Const., First Amend.; Cal. Const., art. I, § 2) in the school environment and examine the scope and extent of such right in relation to the authority and supervision of school officials. Specifically, we are called upon to determine whether and to what extent, in the light of section 10611 of the Education Code 1 dealing with the students’ “right to exercise free expression,” school authorities may require the submission, for approval prior to distribution on…