Should Freedom Of Speech Be Allowed In Public Schools?

“If we do not believe in freedom of speech for those we despise, then we do not believe in it at all.” - Noam Chomsky Freedom of speech issues are constantly in the media today. There are plenty of incidents where people’s constitutional rights were met with great and unnecessary force. The First Amendment in the Constitution of the United States of America guarantees the freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, press, and the right to petition the government. These freedoms are impeded when their freedoms are met with retort. When free speech is not allowed in the public sector, honesty is no longer accepted. This, in turn, sets the precedent of honesty as being looked down upon and considered rude. Why should someone’s opinions be punished because they don’t go along with what is standard or declared acceptable by others. By infringing on the freedom of someone’s speech, it is the same as punishing them for being who they are. Freedom of speech should not be obstructed or met with retort by the
In order to keep speech truly free in the world, it is imperative to educate, especially the youth, what true freedom of speech actually is and stress the importance of it through encouraging acceptance and tolerance of race, religion, political and moral views, and any other differences that others possess. The education of the youth on the subject matter of accepting others for their differences is of the utmost importance due to how impressionable children are. When children grow up in a negative environment, they are more likely to regurgitate that negativity the rest of their lives and the same can be said with a positive environment. In order to create a better future that yields less racism, discrimination, and hatred, the youth must be properly taught that discrimination is wrong and must not be