Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates September 2021 No. 6 Vol. 24
Opinion of the Court in B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District

Student Free Speech

The First Amendment Outside the “Schoolhouse Gate”

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Opinion of the Court in B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District

Students Have Greater Free Speech Rights Outside of School

A public high school student used, and transmitted to her Snapchat friends, vulgar language and gestures criticizing both the school and the school’s cheerleading team. The student’s speech took place outside of school hours and away from the school’s campus. In response, the school suspended the student for a year from the cheerleading team. …

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