This situation is a tricky one, but I do agree with the court that if no specific laws about speech on social media was set in place during the time of the alleged violation, the school didn’t technically have the right to access this girl’s private page. Yes, I believe threats should be taken seriously, but the way the situation was handled did not abide by the student’s rights. The teacher did not have the right to search her account without her permission according to the law. I think this situation, although to a much more extreme level, reflects on common occurrences in schools. There seems to be this idea in schools that teachers and administration have the right to student’s belongings or accounts simply upon their request. If a phone is taken, some teachers believe they have the right to go through it. I don’t believe this should be the case whatsoever. A student should be given fair, justifiable reasoning for anyone in a school to impose on their property or rights, which often can’t be given in these situations. Just because you are at school under the authority of teachers and administration, doesn’t mean they they can do whatever with the “because I say so” reasoning. Proper, lawful responses need to be held in place, wherever you may be.
I do agree with Kelli. The school should not go against a student’s rights and invade his/her privacy. I do believe, however, if threats are being made and a person’s well-being is in danger, the school must take action. Too many instances have occurred where a classmate is bullying by another. This needs to end. I strongly believe that if a situation is brought to a teacher’s attention, he or she must take action. I would feel sick if a student came to a teacher or help and the teacher did nothing. For minuscule things, however, the school cannot invade a student’s privacy. For example taking away a cell phone. The school has no right to see what the student was doing if it did not harm others.
This situation is a tricky one, but I do agree with the court that if no specific laws about speech on social media was set in place during the time of the alleged violation, the school didn’t technically have the right to access this girl’s private page. Yes, I believe threats should be taken seriously, but the way the situation was handled did not abide by the student’s rights. The teacher did not have the right to search her account without her permission according to the law. I think this situation, although to a much more extreme level, reflects on common occurrences in schools. There seems to be this idea in schools that teachers and administration have the right to student’s belongings or accounts simply upon their request. If a phone is taken, some teachers believe they have the right to go through it. I don’t believe this should be the case whatsoever. A student should be given fair, justifiable reasoning for anyone in a school to impose on their property or rights, which often can’t be given in these situations. Just because you are at school under the authority of teachers and administration, doesn’t mean they they can do whatever with the “because I say so” reasoning. Proper, lawful responses need to be held in place, wherever you may be.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with Kelli. The school should not go against a student’s rights and invade his/her privacy. I do believe, however, if threats are being made and a person’s well-being is in danger, the school must take action. Too many instances have occurred where a classmate is bullying by another. This needs to end. I strongly believe that if a situation is brought to a teacher’s attention, he or she must take action. I would feel sick if a student came to a teacher or help and the teacher did nothing. For minuscule things, however, the school cannot invade a student’s privacy. For example taking away a cell phone. The school has no right to see what the student was doing if it did not harm others.
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