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A Facebook Lawsuit in Miami

February 22nd, 2010. By Hunter West

Okay, so here’s the deal. A high school student—an honors student, no less—is at odds with her teacher. They just didn’t seem to get along. They clashed over assignments. It happens. But the student had to vent. So Katherine Evans created a Facebook page titled ‘Ms. Sarah Phelps in the worst teacher I’ve ever had,’ and invited current and former students of the maligned instructor to post their own comments.

Some were in support of the student. Others were in support of the teacher. With Facebook, you get what you get. The student did not control the content beyond setting the page up in the first place, and after a few days she took it down.

For all of that, the honors student was suspended from school for three days, accused of cyber-bullying.

Bullying?

Or free speech?

That’s the question. And now it’s the basis for a lawsuit, brought by Evans.

Katherine Evans is now 19 and a sophomore at the University of Florida. Beyond seeking a “nominal Read the rest of this entry »

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