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Student Voice celebrates the news of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court reaffirmed students’ rights to free expression outside of school and on social media. In his majority opinion, Justice Stephen Breyer characterized schools as “nurseries of democracy,” reflecting the critical role of student free speech in advancing justice in U.S. history.
In April, Student Voice and fellow student activist groups Kentucky Student Voice Team, Houston Independent Student Congress and March for Our Lives filed an amicus brief in the Mahanoy case, highlighting the case’s impact on student activism. More about Student Voice’s #SaveStudentSpeech efforts can be found here.
In a story in NBC News, Student Voice Communications Director Jenna Yuan shared more about the process of filing the amicus brief and why Mahanoy’s decision was so important to the future of student activism. The full article can be read here.
About Student Voice
Student Voice is a by-students, for-students 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in all 50 states to equip students as storytellers, organizers and institutional partners who advocate for student-driven solutions to educational inequity. Through direct civic action, Student Voice helps students hold their schools and surrounding communities accountable to the Student Bill of Rights and prepares them to become lifelong agents of social and political change. For more information about Student Voice, visit our website at StuVoice.org and follow @Stu_Voice and #StuVoice on social media.
