
Teens back free speech for unpopular views
U.S. high school students and their teachers agree that people should be allowed to express unpopular opinions, according to the Knight Foundation’s Future of the First Amendment survey. Photo: Mathias Reding/Pexels Fifty-seven percent strongly agree and 32 percent mildly agree. There’s been little change in nearly 20 years. Support drops to 40 percent when opinions are “offensive” and even lower when speech is “threatening.” Still, 62 percent of students say it’s more import