Bethel_High_School_(Spanaway,_Washington)

Bethel High School (Washington)

Bethel High School (Washington)

Public secondary school in Spanaway, Washington, United States

Bethel High School is a public high school located in Spanaway, Washington. It is one of four high schools in the Bethel School District, is the district's oldest, having been founded in 1952.[2]

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Academics

AP classes offered are Statistics, Calculus, Psychology, Literature and Composition, Language and Composition, Government and Politics, and Biology.

Athletics

Bethel is part of the Bethel School District along with Spanaway Lake High School and Graham-Kapowsin High School. Bethel competes in the Pierce County League (PCL) 3A in Washington's West Central District.

History

Main article: Bethel School District v. Fraser

During the 1983 elections for student council, student Matthew Fraser delivered a sexually suggestive speech while nominating a classmate for student council vice president.[3] Fraser was suspended from Bethel High School for three days, but filed a lawsuit against the school board, alleging that the suspension violated his First Amendment right to free speech.[4] The case was ultimately granted certiorari by the Supreme Court of the United States, which held in the landmark decision Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986) that it does not violate the First Amendment for public schools to punish students for lewd or indecent speech.[5]

Notable alumni

References

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    Bethel School District v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 (1986)
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