Student suspended for slamming teacher on Facebook can sue

[Grey Fox]

Teachers need to learn, accept on the fact they are not above criticism, even more so now that most of them are idiots.

[Faeelin]

Curious to those who say the kid was right to be suspended. If the kid was talking with friends at the mall and he was overheard, should that also be punishable?

[Darth Wagtaros]

Well..

We had AOL community pages.

To take your example a step more though if I started a "Mr. Flint sucks" club (and he did suck), and gotten groups together to talk about how bad a teacher he was and the school caught wind, you could be sure I would have been in hot potatas.

Moreover, this isn't about the ego of the teacher, nor about the speaking rights of the child. The schools have long since established they have the power to squash a childs individual rights to a certain degree when appropriate. What this is really about is teaching kids proper respect for authority and proper socialization. If we allow this type of behavior to run wild, we're going to have another generation of adults who think any attempt to wield authority over them - be it at work or by the police or government can be remedied with an attorney.

The question would be if it was appropriate or not.  I move towards not. 

[Darth Wagtaros]

And the people with authority should also learn a lesson that they can't just do whatever they want 

Unfortunately, this will be Monny's last post as the Chinese Internet People's Helpful Security Service picked up on his unsocialistic post and eliminated him. 

His wife will soon be charged for the bullet.

[Oexmelin]

Curious to those who say the kid was right to be suspended. If the kid was talking with friends at the mall and he was overheard, should that also be punishable?

Probably not. But then again, the type, form and function of said speech that takes place on the internet is different from that that takes place at the mall.

[The Brain]

Curious to those who say the kid was right to be suspended. If the kid was talking with friends at the mall and he was overheard, should that also be punishable?

Sure. I hate it when people talk at the mall. STFU and shop, in and out silent like ninja.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Curious to those who say the kid was right to be suspended. If the kid was talking with friends at the mall and he was overheard, should that also be punishable?

Probably not. But then again, the type, form and function of said speech that takes place on the internet is different from that that takes place at the mall.

Yeah never heard anyone say "OMG FAG" at the mall.
Or call me a "noob"

[garbon]

Sure. I hate it when people talk at the mall. STFU and shop, in and out silent like ninja.

[Ed Anger]

I hang out at the Gap and trawl for mall ass.

[Monoriu]

Curious to those who say the kid was right to be suspended. If the kid was talking with friends at the mall and he was overheard, should that also be punishable?

In HK, students wear uniform.  My school policy was, if you were in uniform, consider yourself at school.  If you were not in uniform, well, we'll see. 

[garbon]

In HK, students wear uniform.  My school policy was, if you were in uniform, consider yourself at school.  If you were not in uniform, well, we'll see. 

See what?

[Neil]

Students need to learn that criticizing your betters in public has consequences, no matter how litigious you are.

The girl got what she deserved.  It's a shame that the US doesn't have a more streamed education system.  That way, people who get above themselves can be demoted from the better schools, into the ones where graduates are legally barred from colleges and whose graduates earn the right to do manual labour or work at a Taco Bell.

[garbon]

That way, people who get above themselves can be demoted from the better schools, into the ones where graduates are legally barred from colleges and whose graduates earn the right to do manual labour or work at a Taco Bell.

Well that's sort of what happens if you are pushed into lower-tier classes. Although, we've so many colleges that you can always get in somewhere.

[Monoriu]

In HK, students wear uniform.  My school policy was, if you were in uniform, consider yourself at school.  If you were not in uniform, well, we'll see. 

See what?

A lot of things.  Say, see how powerful your parents are, how powerful the teachers being offended are, how your grades at school are, etc. 

[The Brain]

In HK, students wear uniform.  My school policy was, if you were in uniform, consider yourself at school.  If you were not in uniform, well, we'll see. 

See what?

Naked flesh the color of old ivory.