50bda2b7 dd07 47ca 94b0 809140cfa363

Island Trees School District v. Pico

  • Event 1

    Parents complain to the Island Trees School district, stating that the school is too “permissive” on the rules, the books were described as “anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, and just plain filthy.”
  • Event 3

    Island Tree District Schhol Students Complain about the books not being allowed.
  • Event 2

    In response to parent complaints. The school district bans these books, and removes them from the libraries in the schools.
  • Event 4

    Students sue the Island Tree School District over 1st ammendment right violation claims.
  • Event 5

    The Case moves all the way to the Supreme Court, where the Justices hear the case of the students and the School district.
  • Event 6

    The Students win the case, because books can’t be banned in a public school setting, because the public school is a part of the government.
  • Event 7

    The books are unbanned, the precedent is set for book banning being against the Constitution in a Public School Setting.