Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. · US Supreme Court · 2021

Could the school punish her?

Short answer: No: her off-campus speech was protected.

The facts. A high school student who didn't make varsity posted a swear-filled Snapchat from a convenience store on a Saturday. The school suspended her from the JV cheer team for a year. She sued.

The ruling. Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. (2021): The Court held 8 to 1 for the student, saying schools have some interest in off-campus speech, but not enough here.

An appeals court called her post 'crude, rude, and juvenile,' but protected. It was the Court's first big case on students and social media.

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