Victim : Mary Beth Tinker a 13-year-old junior high school student 

Problem:  she and a group of students decided to wear black armbands to school to protest the war in Vietnam the school board got wind of the protest and passed a preemptive ban When Mary Beth arrived at school on 

December 16 she was asked to remove the armband. When she refused then after she was sent home

The case

Results: The students sued the school district for violating students right of expression and sought an injunction to prevent the school districts actions were reasonable to uphold school discipline . The us court of appeals for the eighth circuit affirmed the decision without option

Affects/conclusion : The Supreme Court held that armbands represented pure speech that is entirely separate from the actions or conduct of those participating in it the court held that the students did not lose their first amendment rights to freedom of speech when they stepped onto school property in this case the school district actions evidently stemmed from a fear of possible disruption rather than any actual interference