Your lawyer should be with you when you are being questioned. They may not be discriminated against on the basis of race or sex. Students may wear armbands and buttons with controversial messages so long as they do not materially disrupt school. They may distribute leaflets or newspapers but, in Maryland, school authorities can establish rules regarding time and place of distribution and can require a student to submit copies of his materials for approval before they are distributed. If leaflets or newspapers are obscene, libelous, or threaten an immediate breach of the law, or a disruption of school activities, the may be banned.
Students have a right to appeal any such ban.
Students may not be suspended for a long period of time or expelled from school without a fair hearing and a chance to appeal. The possession, use, distribution, or conspiracy to distribute alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs in any quality is prohibited on property owned by the Board of Education, on school buses, or at off-site, school sponsored activities. Any pupil who violates the provisions of this policy is subject to expulsion. The schools must not support religious exercises or encourage prayer. The schools may not show your school records to anyone except your parents and other school officials without your permission.