A student at Five Forks Middle School in Gwinnett County, Georgia claims that his school suspended him for his web page rather than his behavior. The student plans to fight the 18-week suspension which he received soon after a school administrator viewed his web page.
Category: Censorship
Coverage of how the U.S. federal government, like so many goverments around the world, stifles your freedom to express yourself and to read and watch what you choose.
Website creator wins in Federal Court
Another case confirms that you have the right to publish a website which condemns, mocks, and even curses your school administrators and teachers. A federal judge in Missouri ruled that a Missouri High School violated the free speech rights of a student when it suspended him for his critical remarks about the school posted on […]
The Government Cancels Another Indigo Girls Concert
Student Webmaster wins $30,000 settlement
A teenager in Cleveland, Ohio brought new meaning to the word, WebMaster. He received a $30,000 payment for agreeing to drop his lawsuit against his school district, which suspended him because of his website. The site said that the school’s band teacher was “an overweight middle-aged man who doesn’t like to get haircuts.” After serving […]