“92% of teens report going online daily-including 24% who say they go online almost constantly”(Lenhart). In recent years the question of whether or not students should be punished for outside of school situations has become more serious. One of the most trivial situations is the documentation of one’s personal activities on social media. Countless cases involving the jurisdiction of the school versus the rights of the individual have been brought to the people’s attention, however, because it is a violation of the student’s first amendment rights, the school technically doesn’t have the jurisdiction to enforce discipline, and the student’s actions should be the responsibility of their legal guardian, schools should not be authorized to oppress students for behavior outside of school or school functions. …show more content…
The right to express oneself in any way is given in the constitution and, “The first amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly and the right to protest peacefully”(law.cornell.edu). These rights, given to the people via the constitution pertain to the expression of oneself online as well, and off-campus students most definitely possess these rights, therefore, denying the school the ability to strip them of this right and punish them. Every individual person has a specific set of rights given to them by the constitution. When a student enters school property the school attains complete authority over them and these given rights may be limited or revoked, however, “The schools do not have jurisdiction off school grounds. When a student leaves school grounds he/she has regained his/her freedoms that were taken away once entering the grounds”(debate.org). This means that once a student leaves the campus, the school is not responsible for them, and they cannot be punished by the school for their