You are incorrect. When it comes to public school, students and parents sign documents agreeing to be bound by a code of conduct and the like, effectively modifying the students' asbolute rights or even signing some rights away. But in general, citizens of the United States, regardless of age, have the same rights.
But in general, citizens of the United States, regardless of age, have the same rights.
That's simply not true. It wasn't until the 26th amendment, in 1971 that the right to vote was set as 18 in the US. Before that even that right was dependant on state based laws. (Note that under 18's don't have the right to vote at all)
OTOH, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District[1] holds that children DO have the right to freedom of expression.
If a "right" can be signed away, it's not really a right. I recall reading about a case where a woman agreed, in writing, to waive her right to maternity leave under FMLA. She then changed her mind, and the employer sued and lost on the grounds that rights cannot be signed away.
Looked at from that lens, you're arguing that a child's rights can be signed away. My argument is that therefore they aren't rights.
