Thread by @EFF

This is an important victory for the free speech rights of public school students. We’re pleased that the Supreme Court recognized that public school officials are sharply limited in punishing students’ off-campus speech, even when it is vulgar.
washingtonpost.com/politics/court…

The Court also rightfully declined to give lesser protection to students’ speech on social media. This is critical, given that public school students, like most young people, use social media to engage in a wide variety of self-expression, political speech, and activism.

In our brief, we wrote that “social media is a central means for young people to express themselves, connect with others, and engage in advocacy surrounding issues they care about.” Justice Breyer acknowledged this in the Court's opinion:

We asked the Court to “limit[] the ability of public schools to reach into and regulate the private lives of students.” Justice Breyer noted this fact: "regulations of off-campus speech, when coupled with regulations of on-campus speech, include all the speech a student utters".

Read more about why we filed an amicus brief in the case here: eff.org/press/releases…

Thanks also to @aclupa and @ACLU for their important work to protect the free speech rights of public school students.