Results: Supreme Court sides with high school cheerleader who cursed online
Published on 06/24/2021
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former high school cheerleader who argued that she could not be punished by her public school for posting a profanity-laced caption on Snapchat when she was off school grounds.
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"F--k school f--k softball f--k cheer f--k everything" Brandi Levy, then 14, wrote in 2017. She was reacting to the fact that as a junior varsity cheerleader she had failed to get a spot on the varsity squad at Mahanoy Area High School in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. When school officials learned of the outburst, Levy was suspended from the JV team for having violated school rules. But her lawyers sued, alleging the school had violated her freedom of speech. Do you agree that this is violating her free speech?
Yes
53%
1471 votes
No
22%
609 votes
Undecided
26%
720 votes
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Do you think schools should be able to punish students for things they post online outside school hours? Yes always
7%
207 votes
Yes, if it is bullying students/criticizing the school/etc
35%
987 votes
Undecided
23%
630 votes
No, never
35%
976 votes
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Do you agree with the Supreme Court's decision to side with the student? Yes
54%
1522 votes
No
19%
521 votes
Undecided
27%
757 votes
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Do you agree with the school's decision to take this to the Supreme Court after losing in the lower courts? Yes
27%
758 votes
No
45%
1264 votes
Undecided
28%
778 votes
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