February 20, 2012 by Claire Knight
A grad student heard a community leader make racist comments — so the scholar did what most people do: He vented about it on Facebook. Then he was expelled from school, but he fought that, too.
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January 22, 2012 by Claire Knight
Bad news: The U.S. Supreme Court has, yet again, declined to hear cases regarding online, off-campus speech.
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November 9, 2011 by Claire Knight
The $64,000 question: Can school officials discipline students for off-campus speech?
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October 3, 2011 by Jake Simms
Some teachers think students expressing their opinions via social media poses a danger.
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October 3, 2011 by Claire Knight
After a student created a Facebook group at home, she was suspended from school. Then she filed a lawsuit:
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September 26, 2011 by Claire Knight
Can students be suspended from extracurricular activities at school for posting raunchy photos on Facebook?
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September 19, 2011 by Claire Knight
Thanks to a teacher’s online rants, one school’s in a no-win situation that just won’t end.
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September 9, 2011 by Claire Knight
How far can a school go to maintain order during a school-sponsored event?
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August 31, 2011 by Jake Simms
If the American Civil Liberties Union gets its way, students will have no problem accessing gay advocacy websites at school.
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August 18, 2011 by Claire Knight
Can school officials discipline students for private instant messages (IMs) sent from home?
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