School District Won't Punish Students In Nazi Salute Prom Photo Due To First Amendment

[Jedi Guy]

96. I'm not interested in "justice" that victimizes those who have done nothing wrong.

And it's a school, not a "school." You're disparaging the entire student body because this subset of jackwagons did something stupid in an attempt to be edgy. That's broad brush thinking.

The other hard reality here is that the school has no authority to punish them for things they do outside of school grounds and hours. Doing so would be a major overreach on their part, and they'd get sued into the ground over it. And rightly so. Schools shouldn't be able to punish students for protected speech unless that speech comes within their purview (i.e., it's done on school grounds and/or during school hours, and is disruptive to the school's mission).

I don't believe for a moment that these kids are Nazi wannabes, nor do I think they have any love for (or, for that matter, actual knowledge of) Nazi ideology. They're teenage morons who thought they'd be edgy and provocative. Well, if they wanted attention, they got their wish.

Social consequences from the community and such are completely fine, but the school has no business stepping in about behavior that falls outside their bailiwick.