Student civil rights violated?

Okay... so me and my friends are starting up a revolution here. I believe they are taking our freedom of expression rights away. Facial piercings are not allowed, not even clear ones, and this is kind of a long story but here it goes.I brought some DANGER ASBESTOS HAZARD police tape to school. me and my friends wore some on our left upper arms just for fun, but it came to symbolize something. Our school wants to make us take it down because they say it is distracting to the school environment. To me, it now symbolizes our freedom of expression and style. Thinking of the Tinker case, what s the big difference? We are protesting against the school taking away our civil rights. I wore a headband made from it, and she made me take it off, and she confiscated my roll, did she have a right to?

The basic question is... could you please help me find a list (online) of student civil rights or/and Louisiana public school laws. You are helping to bring down the man-teehee.
with much love-Brandi Sims

I think as students you are wasting your time. Each school district has the right to set it's own policy and dress code standards. Try talking to the board.

Let's see. You are going to school for exactly what reason?

You do not lose or shed your rights at the door of a school. Public schools are government run and as such everyone is afforded all rights. The government may not limit a right cause it's school property. Remember, tax dollars paid to build it, and we the people do not grant the government, whose sole purpose is to ensure our rights are secure, the authority to limit us. We do not pay them to take away our rights, we pay them to support and defend our rights. When they refuse to do that, they lose all claim for citizen obedience.

The kids in the Tinker case had a black arm band--not distracting at all. People were upset because of WHAT it represented. It sounds like your "ASBESTOS" tape IS causing a distraction to learning (in which case they CAN take your tape) and I seriously doubt that you are really trying to express some sort of view. You are just trying ruffle some feathers, not express an opinion. The school isn't violating your civil rights, give me a break. In your case I believe the school is correct for confiscating your roll of tape.