Sep 24, 2021, 12:24 PM
(from Schwartz Hannum) This past June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former Pennsylvania high school cheerleader who argued that she could not be punished by her public school for posting a profane caption to her Snapchat account outside of school grounds. Although the decision does not directly apply to independent schools and their students, the Court’s holding may influence student and parent expectations generally as to what types of speech may be regulated by school administrators. The Court explained that schools retain some authority to regulate students’ off-campus speech and conduct, in situations such as severe bullying or harassment, threats toward teachers or other students, failure to follow rules concerning lessons and information breeches.
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