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Court Finds School Board Erred in Punishing Teacher for Political Activity on Social Media

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Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal (“Fifth DCA”) recently determined the Duval County School Board erred when it disciplined a teacher for politically-charged social media posts made in the run-up to the 2020...more

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Ohio Senate Bill 206 Seeks to Expand School Discipline for Conduct on Social Media

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Ohio Senate Bill 206, (SB 206) introduced in 2024, calls for students who post threatening content on social media to be punished with expulsion from school for up to 180 days. The bill defines the proposed prohibited conduct...more

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Controls on Social Media Use are Taking Hold—at School

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As the inherent risks of social media use become more broadly understood, pressure is building on government bodies at every level to enact effective regulations. There has been some action at the federal level: both the...more

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Free Speech – Where Do We Draw the Line

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In recent times, headlines have been dominated by instances where students, professors, and professionals engaged in inflammatory, anti-Semitic, racist, sexist, and offensive language. The fallout has led institutions to...more

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School District’s Discipline of Students for Off-Campus Speech Affirmed by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

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A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision held that school officials did not violate students’ First Amendment rights when disciplining them for off-campus social media posts that amounted to severe harassment...more

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General Counsel's Corner: Student Social Media and Free Speech on Campus

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Free speech on campus—and off—has become a flashpoint for U.S. colleges and universities. Students’ ability to post their comments and concerns online, to forward messages to others for whom they may not have been intended,...more

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Do Virtual Sticks and Stones Also Break Bones? Addressing Cyberbullying Under Title IX

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Cyberbullying is nothing new. A majority of teens have experienced the phenomenon and college campuses certainly are not immune. Just because something is common does not make it simple to deal with, however. And this is...more

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The New Norm: Responding To White Supremacy In Our Schools

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It’s here. It’s happening. Each day, another piece of what our society recognizes as white supremacist ideology finds its way into mainstream social media and news platforms. We read about it, wrestle with our stand on “free...more

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#NeverAgain? How Schools Should Respond To Student Protests

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After the February 14 tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students began to organize like rarely before to protest gun violence in schools. Protests such as school walk-outs and “die-ins”...more

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Tenth Circuit Leaves Unresolved When Off-Campus Social Media Posts Can Subject Students to Discipline

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit’s recent opinion in Yeasin v. Durham, No. 16-3367, 2018 WL 300553 (10th Cir. Jan. 5, 2018), addresses the “tension between some students’ free-speech rights...more

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Use Caution when Monitoring Comments on Your School’s Social Media Page

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Public schools should be cautious as to how they moderate access to and comments on their social media profiles. In Packingham v. North Carolina, the Supreme Court recently recognized that the Internet, and particularly...more

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