Tinker vs. Des Moines 1. On a cold, brisk December morning in 1965 five students, and their parents of Des Moines high school made an extremely poor decision by wearing dark, filthy black, inappropriate material representing non- existent peace in a thriving nation. Earlier that week the principal of the high school warned the students and the parents that the armbands would create a nuisance and disrupt the learning environment making the educational atmosphere discontent. They wore the armbands anyway and when they refused to take off the bands they were merely suspended as punishment which is still thought of toda