Law, Business, and Society 9th Edition by Tony McAdams

Exercise 15

Santa Rosa, California high school student Rebekah Rice was teased by classmates about her Mormon family. On one occasion, Rice was asked if she had 10 mothers, to which she responded, "That's so gay." Rice was sent to the principal where she received a warning and a notation was put in her file. Her family filed suit in the Sonoma County Superior Court claiming a violation of Rice's First Amendment free speech rights. How would you rule on Rice's claim