RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Students in Court: Free Speech and the Functions of Schooling in America JF Harvard Educational Review JO herp FD Harvard Educational Press SP 567 OP 595 DO 10.17763/haer.40.4.4032070g57384307 VO 40 IS 4 A1 Berkman, Richard YR 1970 UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/40/4/567.abstract AB American courts have perceived the political aim of American education and have generally accepted a traditional disciplinarian concept of educational purpose. The recent Tinker decision is a notable departure, however. After a discussion of the legal history, the author evaluates the Tinker decision and possible directions post-Tinker.