# High School Student "Free Speech" Case Before SCOTUS

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**Created:** [April 28, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-student-free-speech-case-before-scotus/940931 "2021-04-28T15:07:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-student-free-speech-case-before-scotus/940931/38 "2021-04-28T17:43:32Z")

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> [@Horatius](#):
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> I disagree. Knowing that they’ll never had the guts to say it to the teacher’s face reinforces the teacher’s authority. And every kid knows that, I think. “Bob talks tough until it matters, then he chickens out!”

So, if the teacher asks, “Bob, I saw on Facebook that you wanted me to lick a donkey’s balls. Do you agree with that?” should the student get counsel? Is the question forbidden? If Bob says “yes” is that actionable?

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