Use the passage to answer the question.
Semaj and Kevin wanted to wear all green in support of saving the environment. Their teacher, who also happens to own a gas company grew angry when finding out about these plans. He gave them lunch detention after hearing about their plans.
Analyze the scenario and decide whose Fourteenth Amendment right is violated.
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Responses
This scenario represents a violation of Semaj and Kevin’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.
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This scenario represents a violation of the teacher’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Nobody’s Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated in this scenario.
This scenario represents a violation of the administration’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.
This scenario represents a violation of Semaj and Kevin’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Nobody’s Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated in this scenario.
To answer the question, we need to determine which party's Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated in the scenario. The Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that no state shall deprive any person of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
In this scenario, Semaj and Kevin wanted to wear all green in support of saving the environment. However, their teacher, who happens to own a gas company, became angry and gave them lunch detention after hearing about their plans.
Analyzing the situation, we can conclude that Semaj and Kevin's Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated. The teacher's action of giving them punishment based on their expression of support for environmental conservation could be seen as a form of denying them their freedom of speech and expression. As students, they should have the right to express their views and opinions, as long as it does not disrupt the educational environment. Therefore, Semaj and Kevin's Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated in this scenario.
So, the correct response is: This scenario represents a violation of Semaj and Kevin’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.