Supreme Court Upholds Student First Amendment Rights, Limits School District Authority to Discipline for Off-Campus Speech
By EsqSocial Corporation 24/06/21
The United States Supreme Court today released its opinion in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., holding that the First Amendment protects most student speech from school disciplinary measures if such speech was not made on school premises or during school activities. The student, on a junior varsity cheerleading team at a public school, posted a Snapchat story to a private group of 250 friends expressing her expletive-laced frustration at not making the varsity cheer team......
By: Foley Hoag LLP