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High court rules that schools can curb students' speech.

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| June 25, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight Ridder Washington Bureau. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Michael Doyle

WASHINGTON _ The Supreme Court on Monday curbed students' rights to advocate drug use or even joke about it, ruling against a former Alaska high school student who raised a banner at a sports rally in Juneau that read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus."

Unamused by the 2002 antic, and unpersuaded by free-speech arguments, the court's conservative majority ruled that a school principal acted reasonably in suspending the sign-waving student even though he wasn't on school grounds.

More generally, the ruling enhances school authorities' power to control students' behavior.

"Schools may take steps to safeguard those entrusted to their care from speech that can…

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