Online posting: Student speech subject to greater regulation after Supreme Court refuses to hear case

The U.S. Supreme Court left standing a lower court ruling supporting the punishment of a high school student for criticizing a decision by school officials in a vulgar online posting.

By ruling not to hear the case, the Court sidestepped an opportunity to establish guidelines for regulation of student speech in social media forums. -db

From The CT Mirror, October 31, 2011, by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas.

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