EDUCATION LAW – May a school discipline a teacher for political social media posts made from their own home?
With the recently issued opinion in Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal, school administrators may be wondering when a teacher’s speech is entitled to constitutional protection under the First Amendment, and when can the teacher be disciplined. To bring you up to date, teacher free speech is governed by a framework that seeks to balance […]
Don’t be too quick to discipline students for social media posts done off campus!
When may a school discipline a student for social media postings? Student speech is protected by the First Amendment. And when a student engages in “pure speech” on political or social issues, the student is entitled to extra protection. The law is clear that schools have authority to discipline students for things they say on […]