Deborah Morse and Juneau School Board
Petitioners
Kenneth W. Starr, Counsel of Record On the morning of January 24, 2002, thecity of Juneau, Alaska,hosted a portion of Olympic Torch Relay as part of the celebration of the 2002Winter Olympics in Utah.Juneau-Douglas High School suspended classes for themorning to allow students to view the procession. During the event, schoolprincipal Deborah Morse observed a student, Joseph Frederick, and some of hisclassmates across the street from the school, holding a 14-foot banner thatread, “Bong Hits 4 Jesus. Morse confiscated the sign and, in a meeting laterthat day, suspended Frederick from school for 10 days because, among otherthings, Frederick’spro-drug banner violated…
