You get no argument there DieHard; but the point IS that she has a right to be rude and disrespectful under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
> You get no argument there DieHard; but the point IS that she has a right to be rude and disrespectful under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
It’s true. But Free Speech isn’t always Consequence-free Speech. Sometimes what we say can come back to bite us in the arse.
I can put myself in this Principal’s position very easily:
“Here’s me, sanctioning an extra-mural activity that is going to take lots of my after-school time and for which I will not be paid one brass razzoo extra. The Student Government, where they all get to test-drive making adult decisions. I’m fine with that concept so far.
“And here we have this particular student, who has called me a “Douche-bag” in the past, in public, on her Internet blog. She is a brat and will not work productively with the Administration.
“So I’m supposed to donate my time and effort to a Student Government, of which she will be a member, and for my efforts I am expected to tolerate future episodes of Douche-baggery and abuse on her blog — or perhaps even worse? Whatever next?
“Shyeah right. Hang that for a bad joke! Where’s that in my employment contract? I’m not going to have her on the Student Government because I cannot work with her.”
First amendment doesn’t enter into that part of the discussion: all the Principal needs do is say “either she goes or I don’t sanction the activity” and that’s that.
It’s Realpolitik, to be sure, but certainly not illegal.