A new FCC condition on federal technology funds — combined with a new anti-cyberbullying law in Ohio — mean that educators face new imperatives in teaching students about social media use.
After educators strip searched a girl for drugs, they learned that the tipster had a personal motive for saying the girl possessed drugs. The district “may or may not” have obtained permission to search from the girl’s grandfather, but her family is now suing the district for acting unreasonably.
Georgia educators banned a student from attending his own graduation, after he appealed his punishment for a senior prank. A federal court says that the student has a First Amendment right to criticize the school — and that he can walk in graduation.