High Court Asked To Tackle Issue Of Discipline For Students' Online Speech

Mealey's (September 14, 2020, 8:41 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Pennsylvania school district on Aug. 28 filed a petition for certiorari, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over whether, under Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, schools are permitted to discipline students for disruptive speech that happens off campus, notably online speech (Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., No. 20-255, U.S. Sup.)....