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Dropping the 'F bomb' on your principal

Seeded on Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:07 PM EST
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Can an eighth-grader lampoon her principal online as a sex pervert, with liberal use of the "F bomb" and still be protected from official blowback by the free speech guarantees of the First Amendment?

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia says she just might, depending on the conditions.

The case of the eighth-grader has drawn the attention of the National School Boards Association and other educational groups, who call on the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the dispute

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/01/15/Dropping-the-F-bomb-on-your-principal/UPI-91841326616200/#ixzz1jZEBAslN

 

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My seventh grade daughter was suspended from school for participating in a FB convo that talked smack about a teacher. My wife went down to the school and fought it and had the disciplinary action removed from her record. She got disciplined for it at home, as it should be, but what happens off campus is none of their business.

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