Student's Free Speech Case May Lead To Legislation

Hartford Courant by Arielle Levin Becker | Feb. 2, 2009 (News Report)

In his ruling on a pioneering Internet free speech case last month, U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz offered something of a plea to higher courts: Revisit the boundaries of free speech for students.

Kravitz was siding with Burlington school administrators accused of violating the First Amendment rights of a student they disciplined for a blog post she wrote off school grounds. And he offered an argument for why, in the Internet age, the old ... Full Story »

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by Kenneth Sibbett - Feb. 2, 2009

Ms. Becker writes an article that could stir a bee's nest. Censorship off school grounds is an area that is gray at best.As long as there is no violent intent to anyone, I don't see how you can censor somebody just for being mean to someone. While their are bullies and just plain assholes everywhere, they have a right to speak their minds, even if it is idiotic.

Cyber Bullying is getting to be a major problem, especially in middle and high school.It seems to me this is more of parental problem and a judicel one.