When students in Bullitt County went back to class Thursday, a new school board policy was in place to protect them from cyber bullying.
Under the rule passed this summer, students can be suspended or expelled, in addition to any criminal proceedings they might face, for messages they post on MySpace.
Bullitt County School Board Attorney Eric Farris said the board will weigh each infraction on its own merits. He said the board will keep in mind the students’ right to free speech.
The Kentucky chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is already monitoring the free speech issues that accompany the Bullitt County rules...More?
August 19, 2007
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