Scenario #3b:Web + Algebra + First Amendment =

• A middle school student created his own website which contained derogatory comments about his algebra teacher and the school principal.
• The site featured a picture of the teacher's head dripping with blood, showed her face morphing into Adolf Hitler, and contained language offering money to find a hit man to kill the teacher.
• The teacher allegedly suffered extreme distress after learning of the site.The site also contained derogatory comments about the principal.
• The school suspended the student and brought expulsion proceedings against him. The student argued that the website contained mere hyperbole and was not a true threat.

In Scenario #3bcan school officials punish a student for his derogatory and allegedly threatening online comments about the teacher and principal?The student and his parents decide to sue the district.How will you rule in the case?Which of the First Amendment cases, Tinker, Bethel, or Hazelwood would you use to support your ruling?Why?Provide reasons for your ruling.