Student in Court Over Suspension For YouTube Video

kozmonaut writes "A model student is in court this week over 40-day suspension for posting a mocking in-class video to YouTube of 'Mongzilla', a high school english teacher. The student is arguing he had First Amendment rights to publish the video, though it was filmed without permission in the classroom. 'Kent School District lawyer Charles Lind says the suspension had nothing to do with online criticism of the teacher. Rather, it was punishment for the disruption created by the students secreting a video camera into Joyce Mong's class and dancing in a mocking, disrespectful manner while her back was turned. "It's quite clear that the district is talking about conduct in the classroom and not the videotape," Lind said.'"

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Re:Your Rights Online?

[nietsch]

Quite true. However, what your schoolsystem is also trying to learn you/your kids, is that authority isn't fair, and they can do whatever they wish. So later when these kids get in a position of authority, they will know exactly what to do. Fascist states don't plop into existence out of nowhere, there needs to be a certain basis for them where the dictator can base his power on. There is little need for actually learning something intellectual (an independent intelligentia is bad for a dictatorship), but the lesson how to behave in a fascist dictatorship needs to be imprinted pretty good.
How did you notice I don't really like the way your country/culture is going?