What is saying too much? It is stated in our Bill of Rights that we as American citizens have the freedom of speech, to say what we feel, discuss any matter of interest without government interference. Why then, is a senior at Lewis S. Mills High School being punished for referring to a teacher at her high school as a "douche bag", if she was merely speaking on an opinion basis? Her reference to this teacher was posted on her blog, and unfortunately school officials doing a "random" internet search came across it. The senior was running for reelection in the spring, but she was barred from being reelected and unable to speak at her graduation.
Whether she was triggered by a past event that gave her uneasy feelings about this teacher, or she just had a strong opinion and wanted to voice it, the fact is that she said it. Were her choice of words too inappropriate for a student to say? I think it is important for students to have opinions about their teachers, and able to voice it in an appropriate manner. She posted her opinion on her own blog, where no body who did not search to see would be able to. On the matter of being removed from her student government position, and not being able to speak at graduation, I am not sure that was the right punishment. So...I am posing this question, what is saying too much?
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