The headline is the alternate universe...
The ruling was for the cheerleader, and rightfully so (despite her foul choice of words).
The caveat is that threats against students, teachers, or the school itself uttered off campus are actionable, if I understand the ruling correctly. A student cannot threaten to attack or kill a teacher off campus and expect no reaction from the school.
Merely being offensive isn’t enough - one has to escalate into threats, which seems to me to be the right balance.
The headline is the alternate universe...
The ruling was for the cheerleader, and rightfully so (despite her foul choice of words).
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The headline is designed as click-bait as about 97% of all “news” articles are.