School Sued in Online Photo Controversy

By the Associated Press


Two girls are suing the Ohio school board for punishing them for pictures taken over the summer.


According ACLU ( The American Civil Liberties Union), the school board invaded the girls right to free speech, after they were banned from school sports for the year, and were forced to apologize to an all-male coaches' board and undergo counseling, after take sexually suggestive pictures of themselves.

The pictures somehow leaked to the school’s administrators, and the they took action against the girls claiming it looked bad on the school for their pupils to be seen like this. There is one catch, no one would have ever know who these girls were, or what school they were from, by viewing the pictures alone. This is where ACLU comes in.

The ACLU, claims that since the pictures had nothing to with the school, the girls shouldn’t be punished for expressing themselves. The school sees it different. Both girls play on sports, and the school doesn’t want them to be representations of the school. The ACLU claims, that many teenagers take pictures of themselves in compromising positions, and as times change, and as the internet connects people more and more, they will have to accept that.

It’s a back and forth argument, but it all boils down to how far should the term “Freedom of Speech” go, and when, if they do, should the schools get involved.

Opinion
Overall, I believe the article was well written, and it didn't seem the writer(s) had any bias towards on side. I also liked that the author mentioned other similar cases, to show how wide-spread the current internet-effecting-school epidemic is.