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Hickman, Barbara – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2021
The use of social media may be contributing to violations of copyright law and can create legal challenges for school districts trying to balance ease of communication and First Amendment freedom of speech rights against compliance with federal regulations. In this case, a district is threatened with a lawsuit for copyright violation when one of…
Descriptors: Social Media, Copyrights, Computer Mediated Communication, Constitutional Law
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Oluwole, Joseph O.; Green, Preston C., III – IGI Global, 2016
While freedom of speech is a defining characteristic of the United States, the First Amendment right is often regulated within certain environments. For years, schools have attempted to monitor and regulate student communication both within the educational environment and in student use of social media and other online communication tools.…
Descriptors: Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Constitutional Law, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Blacher, Michael; Weaver, Roger – Independent School, 2013
On the morning of December 16, 1965, in Des Moines, Iowa, a 13-year-old junior high school student named Beth Tinker got dressed and went to school. She wore a black armband to protest the war in Vietnam. The school promptly suspended her for wearing a symbol of political dissent. So began one of the nation's most celebrated cases involving…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, Private Schools, Internet, Social Networks
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Hutchens, Neal – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2012
Online activities increasingly represent a common part of the student experience. Along with seeking to engage students in positive ways in relation to their online activities, colleges and universities must also deal with instances of when students' online expression potentially violates campus conduct standards. This article provides a review of…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Internet, Legal Responsibility, Computer Mediated Communication