Guiles v. Marineau

By Alejandra_T

  • A parent complained about the shirt

  • The teacher tells the student that the shirt is inappropriate

    The teacher says that the shirt violates the school dress code and that the student needs to change shirts, tape over the inappropriate parts, or wear the shirt inside out

  • Student Wears Offensive T-Shirt

    Zachary Guiles, a student at Williamstown Middle School, repeatedly wore a t-shirt with imagery of President Bush as a chicken. The shirt also had insulting comments about former President Bush, as well as imagery of drugs, alcohol, and a razor.

  • Guilds is reprimanded by the school and his parents take the issue to court

  • The District Court of Vermont rules that the schools actions were lawful but tha these infractions should be taken off of the student’s record.

  • The case gets taken to a higher court

  • Descision

    The court of appeals ruled that this shirt is protected under the first and fourteenth amendments and that wearing it is okay.