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School board members could soon be blocked from blocking people − and deleting their comments − on social media

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageA California couple sued two school board members who blocked them on Facebook after they made critical remarks.OsakaWayne Studios via Getty Images

If a school board member has a social media account, would it be wrong for them to block someone and delete their comments? That’s a question the Supreme Court has decided to take up after public...

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