Originally Posted By andyll << Kansas teen won't apologize to governor's office for Twitter post >> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/28/us/kansas-high-schooler-tweet/index.html?hpt=us_c2" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/28/...pt=us_c2</a> So let me get this straigth... A teen tweets that the Gov sucks. The Gov has someone that monitors social media. The Gov's office complains about it. The kid gets in trouble and is ordered to write a letter of apology. I haven't decided which part of the above is the most frightning.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I applaud the young lady for being engaged but it would be nice if we could get today's youth to communicate more effectively. That said...the Governor's staff has WAY too much time on their hands and apparently so, too, does the School Board.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Apparently things are hunky dory in Kansas since they can focus on trivial matters
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Wow! I wonder what that principal will do since she is refusing to write the apology letter. Hopefully realize the 18 year old is covered by the Constitution in her freedom of speech and let it drop.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Hopefully realize the 18 year old is covered by the Constitution in her freedom of speech and let it drop.<< That's pretty much what's happened. And the governor now apologized to her. <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/governor-brownback-apologizes-emma-sullivan-twitter-tiff-article-1.983472" target="_blank">http://www.nydailynews.com/new...1.983472</a>
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka It's kind of ridiculous that people are following her on Twitter now and I've even read blog comments that suggest we set up a college fund for her. Give me a break. I'm glad she didn't apologize and even happier that she didn't REALLY insult the governor. I don't think what she did was wrong but I don't think she should be celebrated either. There's just a lot of stupid involved in this.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>That's pretty much what's happened. And the governor now apologized to her<< Have hope, friends. Free speech does exist and works out.
Originally Posted By andyll <<Free speech does exist and works out.>> As long as it's made public. How dumb was the governor/governor's office to even respond to a random tweet. But more concerning to me was the principal that thought he had the right to discipline a student over an opinion she had of a public figure.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 ^^^If it happened during school hours or during a school sponsored event, the administration of the school does have a right to look into it.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan If any politician is going to have their staff look for outbursts from people about them on FB or Twitter, they'll have time for little else. This was known as a "teachable moment" -- for the governor's staff. Read the "comments" below just about any political story and you'll find far, far worse things being spouted.
Originally Posted By velo >>^^^If it happened during school hours or during a school sponsored event, the administration of the school does have a right to look into it.< I wouldn't think so. It wasn't like she was making threats against the governor. The school should only be involved if she was in class tweeting instead of doing her schoolwork.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka It depends...the courts usually side with the school during school hours or events...not sure how something off campus would change things, even if it was a school field trip. But, time and time again, the courts have given schools the rights to limit a student's behavior/speech
Originally Posted By markymouse I'm sorry if I see this one a little differently. In these times of huge budget cuts, a student got an opportunity to meet her governor. Her reaction was to falsely brag to her friends that she told him he sucks. Very mature. Very classy. I've noticed she hasn't apologized. And the governor has. Notice the difference. And if I can get a little WE snarky here, I hope she realizes that the next time she meets someone who actually matters, she can pretend she told him he sucks but most likely what she'll actually tell him is "Here's your change, sir."
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder I have to agree with markymouse. Brownback's office screwed up, but what the girl did was juvenile and not worthy of the governor's attention. She's no example of anything much good, except that our school system produces students who lack sufficent written skills to express themselves properly, or one step above illiteracy.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I agree, too. I'm amazed at how people are fawning over her like she's some sort of champion for civil rights. Um, no.
