After The Bell: Navigating The 9th Circuit's Ruling On Off-Campus Student Speech Regulations

In the last few years, the First Amendment rights for students have seen some changes. The Supreme Court case Mahanoy v. B.L. found that schools generally do not have the right to regulate a student's off-campus speech. In Mahanoy, the Supreme Court found that the Mahanoy Area School District could not discipline student Brandi Levy for her off-campus Snapchat which stated "F**k school, f**k softball, f**k cheer, f**k everything" because it was in violation of Levy's First Amendment rights. Additionally, the Supreme Court had found that the school district had no grounds to discipline Levy because the off-campus Snapchat did not cause a substantial disruption during school hours and did not specifically target another student.