Yelling fire in a crowded theater endangers people.
What about saying something people donāt like? Can the government punish you for speech made in your home and gets put on the Internet that is not violent, but racist?
One school district thinks it can.
Remember- the schools are closed until at best next September.
Wish I had a nickel for every stupid thing a teen said in the past year.
Two Carrollton High School seniors were expelled Friday and wonāt be allowed to graduate after a racist video they posted online went viral.
www.ajc.com
Just proving you can take the redneck out of the trailer park but you can't take the...well, you get the idea. It amazes me that
people think you can just say anything you want and not have any repercussions. It doesn't matter if they were on school grounds or even it wasn't during school hours. They are deemed as representing the school. And if the school deems a certain code of conduct in violation, even if it's just bad publicity and press, see ya. You can't have it both ways here. Sure, you have the right to free speech. But there are limits. The school has every right not to tolerate it. This isn't a stupid thing said. This is upbringing. It's friggin 2020. Anyway, no big loss. These two don't look smart enough to even pass their GED.
Here's the relevant part of the article,
Carrollton High Principal David Brooks said that even if the video was recorded at home, āit doesnāt alleviate the studentsā responsibility to uphold a high standard of behavior.ā
They got nothing to sue on. Maybe they'll learn something from this but I doubt it.