I thought that the first amendment would protect them because as far as I can tell, it doesn’t seem like they made a true threat. but it turns out school speech is more limited than I thought.
this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2025
24 points (100.0% liked)
United States | News & Politics
3162 readers
601 users here now
Welcome to !usa@midwest.social, where you can share and converse about the different things happening all over/about the United States.
If you’re interested in participating, please subscribe.
Rules
Be respectful and civil. No racism/bigotry/hateful speech.
Post anything related to the United States.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Today on FAFO channel.
Felony charges for a middle school student on, what I imagine is, a first offense seems a bit ridiculous, but an example should be made of them.
Why, exactly, should an example be made?
What is the purpose of an example being made in the first place?
Did you read the article? It suggests several alternative actions across a variety of similar cases that were more effective responses.
I did. It also suggested felony charges… which is what I was commenting on. Please get your dopamine needs elsewhere, fool.