In a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the court ruled 8-1 that a school could not punish students for an off-campus social media post due to the 1st Amendment protection of free speech. Read this article on the case Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. Links to an external site. and discuss with your classmates whether or not you agree with the courts decision in this case.

• 1. An explanation of which free speech category this kind of speech fits into under the First Amendment. fully protected, limited protected, unprotected) and why you think it fits into that category.
• 2. Your opinion on whether this or any type of speech should be regulated at all. Does taking away protection from some types of speech endanger the right to free speech altogether?
• 3. Your opinion on whether a school is more at risk for bullying and other forms of undesirable among their students due to a Supreme Court Ruling such as this.

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1 The offcampus social media post in Mahanoy Area School District v BL would likely fall into the category of fully protected speech under the First A... View the full answer