School District Mostly Prevails In Suit Over Discipline For Facebook Post

Mealey's (May 6, 2016, 8:13 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania federal judge on May 3 mostly granted summary judgment to a school district on claims that it violated the First and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution by disciplining a student for an off-campus Facebook posting related to a bomb threat, with the judge finding the discipline proper because it was reasonable to forecast that the post would cause a substantial on-campus disruption (R.L., et al. v. Central York School District, et al., No. 1:14-cv-00450, M.D. Pa.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58446)....