A Maryland public high school student may pursue claims that her free speech rights were violated when she was suspended from school for allegedly sending a blackface photo of herself to her friends via Snapchat while at home on a Saturday.
The suit, brought on behalf of the student identified as K.H., names the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County, the principal and assistant principal of Severna Park High School, and the regional assistant superintendent.
The defendants conceded that K.H. engaged in speech protected by the First Amendment, but argued they acted reasonably in suspending her because the Snap ...
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