The story of Mahanoy Area School District v. The precedent for the current limits of speech in schools was set in , after a group of students and adults in Des Moines decided to wear black armbands as a silent protest against the Vietnam War. Public-school administrators learned of the plan and banned the wearing of the armbands at school. The handful of students who defied the ban were suspended. The Supreme Court, in Tinker v. But schools and the Court also have to take into account that, these days, students tend to do that online, whether they are at school or at home. What makes this case much harder than it looks is that ideas of what harassment and bullying are have been expanding, to include even single instances of unwanted sexual comments, name-calling, or giving offense. If any of these incidents made students feel harmed and discriminated against, would the school have power to punish the offender?
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Welcome to Reuters Legal News beta. Please enjoy and provide us with your feedback as we continue to improve the Reuters Legal News experience. June 23 Reuters - The U. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Pennsylvania teenager who sued after a profanity-laced social media post got her banished from her high school's cheerleading squad in a closely watched free speech case, but it declined to outright bar public schools from regulating off-campus speech. The justices ruled that the punishment that Mahanoy Area School District officials gave the plaintiff, Brandi Levy, for her social media post - made on Snapchat at a local convenience store in Mahanoy City on a weekend - violated her free speech rights under the U. Constitution's First Amendment.
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We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a public high school violated the First Amendment when it punished a student — the cursing cheerleader you might have heard about — for a vulgar message she posted online while she was off campus. As it turns out, deciding how the First Amendment should apply to high school students is hard, and the Court appears to believe that it needs more time to think about how to do so in future cases. The facts of B.
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