Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Social Media Lawsuit


Parents Sue After Their Daughter Was Forced to Disclose Her Facebook Password
https://www.instantcheckmate.com/crimewire/post/10-astonishing-lawsuits-that-happened-because-of-social-media/
A twelve-year-old girl posted on Facebook about some faculty member that she really disliked because she felt like she was mean.  Although the girl didn’t use a school computer to post this she was stilled punished and had to write the faculty member a letter of apology. The girls continue to talk about the situation with other boys and school officials demanded her password.  The girls stated that she didn’t want to go back to detention, so she gave up her password.  American Civil Liberties Union stated that the girl constitution rights were violated by the school.  The school district paid $70,000 in settlement to the girl family. 

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