Brandi Levy, a former cheerleader at Mahanoy Area High School in Mahanoy City, Pa., and a key figure in a major U.S. case about free speech.When a ninth grader at a Pennsylvania high school discovered one Saturday that she didn't make the varsity cheerleading team and would remain on the junior varsity squad, she lashed out the way her peers often do — on social media.will hear Wednesday involving the free speech rights of students nationwide.
She and her parents sued, and a federal appeals court ruled that because her message was posted off campus, she was beyond the reach of school authorities and for that reason could not be punished. Brandi and the Mahanoy Area School District disagree on how that precedent applies to off-campus expression like hers in the internet age.
The prevalence of social media, the district said,"has made it far easier for students' off-campus messages to instantly reach a wide audience of classmates and dominate the on-campus environment." The Biden administration is siding with the school district. The Department of Justice said the court's previous cases on school speech dealt with the effects of a message on other students and school activities, not on the time or place where the messages were expressed.
The SC has to be specific if the student is venting about her feelings only then I see nothing wrong if the venting crosses the line to bullying problem whats the age limit can a 5 year old vent if he or she didn’t get the leading role in the school play where do we draw the line
She had consequences for her actions. She wasn't suspended, she was kicked off a team. A team that represents the school.
no they are out of school on their own time
Of course not, read the Constitution you'll see. This is why I say attorneys have perverted the Constitution, and too show they're full of s*** they won't even come out and discuss it. This is why I say they have been making too many decisions for We the People
Freedom of speech applies to all. It's time to pack the courts now
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from all consequences. She was only punished by the group she gave the middle finger to.
'We're going to need a lot bigger juvenile detention center,'said every mayor and school board in America.
Are all of you stupid... they already do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! boys and girls are being expelled all over America just so some politician can use it as an angle for their agenda.
That's Crossing Line's
Shoot me
I’m not an American citizen and I recognise that this should fall under the First Amendment. Who the hell is wasting the Supreme Court’s time?
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How can a school punish a kid for what the do off campus? Those actions will fall under what parents control and not the school
No!! Their ideals & beliefs are a reflection of their parents! So instead of censoring you should be teaching!
The left wants (1) the state to be able to control speech and (2) radical 'protestors' to be able to use fear tactics to break down citizens. They seriously are nuts.
Hmmm...If an employee can be punished for comments or actions out of the workplace, why can't students?
The fact that the Biden administration is siding with the school here is problematic.