The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if it will hear a case from West Virginia in which a student was disciplined for making hurtful comments about another student on MySpace. Citing Tinker v. Des Moines, the administration said the comments could cause disruption at school.
The student’s petition asks the Court to decide if the substantial disruption standard from Tinker applies to online speech and to clarify the meaning of the term, substantial disruption. -db
From the First Amendment Center, October 17, 2011, by David L. Hudson Jr.