In the case of Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969), what did the Court rule with respect to the First Amendment speech rights of students?

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The Court ruled that students have a presumptive right to engage in political speech so long as that speech does not unduly disrupt the basic educational mission of the school. The Court stated that "it can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate," but recognized that schools have valid interests in maintaining order and preventing disruptions. Therefore, the Court held that the school district's ban on wearing armbands as a form of protest was unconstitutional.

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