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Can a School Board Member Block a Critical Parent on Social Media? SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Case 

July 11, 2023 by Kathy Riess

While social media can be an effective and efficient tool to communicate with parents and other stakeholders, its role in public education has come under scrutiny in recent years and has even landed some school districts in the middle of lawsuits. One lawsuit likely to shed some light on what school board members can and cannot do when using their social media accounts is O’Connor-Ratcliff v. … [Read more...] about Can a School Board Member Block a Critical Parent on Social Media? SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Case 

Filed Under: School Law Bullet Tagged With: First Amendment, social media

Schools, Free Speech and the Challenges of Social Media

January 18, 2022 by getphound

Before the advent of social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, schools could rely on the simple test of where the speech or incident took place. If someone said or did something on campus, school leaders could discipline a student or employee. If the issue occurred off campus, their hands were tied unless a “substantial disruption” to school operations could be proved. Social media has … [Read more...] about Schools, Free Speech and the Challenges of Social Media

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PA Supreme Court Overturns Case of PennDOT Employee Who Made Threatening Facebook Post

November 23, 2020 by Kathy Riess

In Rachel L. Carr v. PennDOT and Pa. State Civil Commission, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently overturned a Commonwealth Court’s decision that held a probationary PennDOT employee’s First Amendment rights to free speech were violated when PennDOT fired her for a post on Facebook about school bus drivers. In cases surrounding the termination or discipline of a public employee for their … [Read more...] about PA Supreme Court Overturns Case of PennDOT Employee Who Made Threatening Facebook Post

Filed Under: KingSpry Blog, School Law Bullet Tagged With: Carr v PennDOT, First Amendment, school bus, social media

CLE: Navigating a Changing Social Media Landscape

November 12, 2019 by getphound

On December 5, 2019 at 12:00 p.m., KingSpry will present the latest in its series of in-house CLE classes, “Navigating a Changing Social Media Landscape.” Going back to law school, every lawyer has heard some variation of the phrase “the law cannot keep up with technology.” While not entirely accurate, it is all too true that the law and its attendant regulations often lag behind developing … [Read more...] about CLE: Navigating a Changing Social Media Landscape

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On November 8, 2023, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court, in Coleman v. Parkland School District, held that

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