The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Pennsylvania school district infringed upon a student’s right to free speech by penalizing her for expressing a profanity-laced social-media message off school premises.
Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the eight-justice majority.
Brandi Levy, a Pennsylvania high school student, frustrated with not qualifying for her school’s varsity cheerleading team, sent a Snapchat message to about 250 people filled with swear words. After another student screen-shotted the image and presented it to the coach, the school took disciplinary action against Levy by barring her from the squad, in other to “avoid chaos” and preserve a “teamlike environment.”
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