Taunton Public Schools superintendent Richard Gross has opened the district, and thereby the municipality, up to millions of dollars worth of litigation. And be certain: the school district *will lose* in this revocation of First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court of the United States has upheld that curtailing of free speech can take place when there is a potential for disruption, yet there not only *was* no disruption, there was no *potential* for it- a Facebook post does not constitute a threat to a school when toys are held on display. Further, Homecoming at BP took place four days ago. *NOW* youre afraid of a disruption? If the threat were real, the students would have been revoked their right to enter the school on Monday, or even the dance on Saturday. Tuesday, the milk has not only spilled, but it has spoiled, proving the lie. Tauntons superintendent needs to be more responsive to his kids while in school (considering the districts MCAS scores), and less worried about the contents of their social media accounts.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:53:21 +0000