manifold
Diamond Member
- Banned
- #21
..it's somewhat difficult to see how there would be substantially greater disruption caused than would have been caused by straightforward criticism of the principal...
A. I think you're if you really believe that.
B. Regardless, it doesn't need to be substantially greater to be a suspendable offense. As long as it's at least similar, it's suspendable just like straightforward mouthing off.
"Straightforward mouthing off" itself seems excessively ambiguous. It's not acceptable to permit individual administrators or districts to engage in subjective interpretations of "disruption" and thereby possibly undermine Tinker v. Des Moines and public school students' First Amendment rights. Legitimate "disruption" is a standard that necessitates evidence of a far more tangible effect.
How can a disruption NOT be a subjective determination?