What was the outcome of the Tinker vs. Des Moines case regarding students' rights?

The outcome of the Tinker vs. Des Moines case in 1969 was a landmark decision affirming that students have the right to protest at school, as long as their actions do not disrupt the educational process. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Tinker siblings, who wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War, highlighting that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate."

This case established that students are entitled to express their opinions and engage in symbolic speech, thus ensuring that their rights are protected under the First Amendment while they are at school. The ruling emphasized the importance of free expression in educational settings and set a precedent for similar cases regarding students' rights in schools.