23-614: Fraser may refer to: Places [ edit ] Antarctica [ edit ] Fraser Point , South Orkney Islands Australia [ edit ] Fraser, Australian Capital Territory , a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory) , a former federal electoral division located in the Australian Capital Territory Division of Fraser (Victoria) ,
46-422: A US legal case Fraser alphabet Fraser Institute , a free-market think tank Fraser and Neave , a Singapore-based business group Fraser syndrome , an autosomal recessive congenital disorder Frazier (disambiguation) Frazer (disambiguation) Frasier (disambiguation) Bukit Fraser (disambiguation) Justice Fraser (disambiguation) Fraisier , a French dessert Topics referred to by
69-426: A classmate for student council vice president . To an audience of about 600 students and teachers, Fraser delivered the following speech: I know a man who is firm – he's firm in his pants, he's firm in his shirt, his character is firm – but most . . . of all, his belief in you, the students of Bethel, is firm. Jeff Kuhlman is a man who takes his point and pounds it in. If necessary, he'll take an issue and nail it to
92-740: A current federal electoral division located in Victoria Fraser Island , along the coast of Queensland Canada [ edit ] Fraser River Fraser Plateau , a subplateau of the Interior Plateau, named for the river Fraser Basin, a low-lying area, part of the Nechako Plateau , flanking the Fraser River in the Central Interior of British Columbia Fraser Canyon , the stretch of
115-587: A lawsuit against the school authorities claiming a violation of his First Amendment right to free speech . United States District Court judge Jack Edward Tanner ruled in his favor. The school district then appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals , which again ruled in Fraser's favor. The school district asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the case. The Supreme Court granted certiorari on October 8, 1985. The Supreme Court reversed
138-979: A neighbourhood Alex Fraser Bridge , between Delta and Richmond, British Columbia Fraser Range , a small mountain range north of Nugent Sound on the Central Coast of British Columbia Fraser Lake, British Columbia , a village in northern British Columbia Malaysia [ edit ] Fraser's Hill , Pahang United States [ edit ] Fraser, Colorado Fraser, Idaho Fraser, Iowa Fraser, Michigan , in Macomb County Fraser Township, Michigan , in Bay County Fraser Township, Minnesota Fraser, New York (disambiguation) , various places People [ edit ] Fraser (surname) Fraser Anning (born 1949), an Australian politician Fraser Barron (1921–1944), an officer of
161-631: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bethel School District v. Fraser Bethel School District v. Fraser , 478 U.S. 675 (1986), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court upheld the suspension of a high school student who delivered a sexually suggestive speech at a school assembly . The case involved free speech in public schools . On April 26, 1983, student Matthew Fraser
184-685: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fraser Point Fraser Point is a point between Marr Bay and Mackintosh Cove on the north coast of Laurie Island , in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica . It was mapped by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition in 1903, and in 1912–13 by Captain Petter Sorlle . It was remapped in 1933 by Discovery Investigations personnel on
207-537: Is protected by the First Amendment unless the speech causes a "substantial disruption" to the learning environment. On April 26, 1983, an assembly was held at Bethel High School in Spanaway, Washington for student council elections to take place. Students were required to either attend the assembly or report to study hall. At the assembly, Matthew Fraser, a 17-year-old senior , gave a speech nominating
230-791: The Discovery II who named it for Francis C. Fraser . A 36 ha site, comprising the ice-free land to the south of the headland, including the eastern shore of Marr Bay and western shore of Mackintosh Cove , has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 11,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins . [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Fraser Point" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 60°41′S 44°31′W / 60.683°S 44.517°W / -60.683; -44.517 This South Orkney Islands location article
253-553: The Court of Appeals in a 7–2 vote to reinstate the suspension, saying that the school district's policy did not violate the First Amendment. Chief Justice Warren Burger delivered the Court's opinion, in what ended up along with the Gramm–Rudman decision ( Bowsher v. Synar ) to be the final case of the Burger Court era. Justice William J. Brennan delivered a concurring opinion, while Justice Harry Blackmun concurred in
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#1732765942721276-495: The Fraser River from the city of Williams Lake south to the town of Hope, British Columbia Fraser Valley , the region flanking the lowermost reaches of the Fraser River, from the town of Hope to the sea Fraser Plateau and Basin complex , a World Wildlife Fund-named ecoregion in the Central Interior of British Columbia Fraser, British Columbia , a location on the Klondike Highway Fraser, Edmonton ,
299-661: The Royal New Zealand Air Force Fraser Forster (born 1988), English footballer Fraser Wilkins (1908–1989), United States diplomat Other uses [ edit ] Fraser fir , the tree species Abies fraseri FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research), a digital archive of the economic history of the United States maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis See also [ edit ] Bethel School District v. Fraser ,
322-411: The audience "hooted and yelled" while others appeared "bewildered and embarrassed". Fraser's candidate, Jeff Kuhlman, ultimately won the election with 90 percent of the vote. While the speech was not outwardly obscene , Fraser described Kuhlman "through the use of sexual metaphor and double entendre", which many observers found offensive. Prior to the assembly, two of Fraser's teachers warned him that
345-399: The majority without authoring an opinion. Thurgood Marshall and John Paul Stevens dissented. Though the Court distinguished its 1969 decision Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District , which upheld the right of students to express themselves where their words (or in that case, the wearing of a protest armband) are non-disruptive and could not be seen as connected with
368-531: The majority, Chief Justice Warren Burger found that schools have the right to suppress student speech that is considered lewd or indecent, even if not obscene, in the interest of preserving a safe educational environment. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the freedom of speech . In Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969), the Court held that speech made by students in public schools
391-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fraser . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fraser&oldid=1248483430 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
414-487: The school's grievance procedures, Fraser filed a lawsuit against the school board, claiming the suspension violated his right to free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution . The United States District Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals both sided with Fraser. On appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, a 7–2 majority held that his suspension did not violate the First Amendment. Writing for
437-654: The speech was inappropriate and that he "probably should not deliver it" because doing so could have "severe consequences", though they did not suggest that delivering it would violate school rules. The morning after the assembly, Fraser was called to the office, where the Assistant Principal informed him that his speech violated a school rule against "disruptive conduct", which prohibited the use of "obscene, profane language or gestures". Fraser admitted to using sexual innuendo in his speech deliberately and defended it as necessary to reach his core audience. Fraser
460-413: The wall. He doesn't attack things in spurts – he drives hard, pushing and pushing until finally – he succeeds. Jeff is a man who will go to the very end – even the climax, for each and every one of you. So vote for Jeff for A. S. B. vice-president – he'll never come between you and the best our high school can be. It took Fraser about one minute to deliver the speech. As he delivered it, several students in
483-485: Was selected as a graduation speaker by a write-in vote which placed him second overall among the top three finishers, although Bethel High School administrators refused to accept the write-in vote as a valid result, and continued to deny Fraser the opportunity to speak at graduation. Fraser ultimately spoke at graduation following a District Court ruling. With approval from his parents and help from American Civil Liberties Union cooperating attorney Jeff Haley, Fraser filed
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#1732765942721506-406: Was suspended for three days and his name was removed from the pool of eligible graduation speakers. Fraser appealed the decision through the school district's grievance procedures and was still found to be in violation of the "disruptive conduct" rule, though he was allowed to return to school after serving only two days of his three-day suspension. Despite his ban from speaking at graduation, Fraser
529-478: Was suspended from Bethel High School in Pierce County, Washington after he gave a speech including sexual innuendo while nominating a classmate for a student council position at a school assembly. Believing his speech to be inappropriate and vulgar, the school's administration suspended Fraser for three days and barred him from speaking at graduation. After unsuccessfully appealing his punishment through
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