SO why was her phone seized in the first place??
My guess is that she was using the phone when she should NOT have been doing so. Most schools have a no cell phone usage in school policy. It is also likely that she was showing the picture to others. We had a similar situation in our school; a girl sent a compromising picture to her “boyfriend” who shared it with the world when they broke up. He was a creep and she was stupid.
Cell phones are major problems in schools..I ask my students to keep their purses (with phones) under the desks (and guys to keep cell phones out of sight and reach) since kids can take pictures of tests, etc. Texting is out of control as well.
If you had read the article you would know. You would also know that she hadn't sent the photos to anyone, including her boyfriend, so no one could have posted them on the Internet. If they end up on the Internet now it will be because the school or the district attorney leaked them.