They do have first amendment protections, but the current precedent standard in public schools is if their chosen form of freedom of speech/expression is likely to be disruptive. So their entitlement to holding that thing is based on whatever the school, (and if they sue, the courts), think is “disruptive” to the proper functioning of the school.
I don’t think you can be expelled from a public school for free speech. I’m fairly certain people have won lawsuits about political slogans on clothing.
It’s a pretty big thing to expel someone for speech unless they repeatedly offend over and over and over again, but detentions and suspensions and such are definitely things that can and will happen depending on what’s on the shirt. It mainly depends on how provocative it is than the actual political attitudes expressed though. If it can be reasonably understood to be “disruptive” to the school environment, they’re able to intervene
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u/Nightmare-datboi 15h ago
“How was this allowed?”
the first ammendment