Devon, a Senior at Central High School, Participates in a Social

question 21

Multiple Choice

Devon, a senior at Central High School, participates in a social media forum on which he posts destructive, bullying lies about Beau, a fellow student.Beau's parent complains to Central officials.Under the First Amendment, Central can most likely

• A)punish Devon for the posts.
• B)transfer Beau to a different school.
• C)require that all students' future posts be made on the school's public Web site.
• D)post an official note calling Devon's posts "juvenile and silly."

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