You and the Internet, Q&A

What if I add a comment on someone else’s site?

09.24.07 | No Comments

Joshua* went to Kettering High School in Michigan. He contributed to a website called “Satan’s web page” that was created by another student. Joshua added a list of “people I wish would die.” He was suspended for one semester and spent three days hospitalized for a mental health evaluation. Joshua succeeded having the discipline removed from his school record sinceĀ  the court found no disruption at school or a threat to anyone.

*Mahaffey v. Aldrich, 236 F.Supp.2d 779 (2002).


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