But suppose Mr. Blowhard's pamphlet just annoyed Mr. Doux, but didn't fit all the libel criteria. I sincerely doubt it. Disruption Suppose Mr. Doux was the principal of the public school that Blowhard attends. It appears that many school administrators think so. At least, I keep seeing such stories in the news.
School administrators proclaim that the site is 'disruptive'.
The student goes back to school. There are many words that can be applied to people with power who punish those without power at a whim, without regard to what is legal or right. They are called authoritarians, autocrats, dictators and fascists among other nomenclature. And yet, in spite of all these well-publicized cases where students' rights were violated, and the judge nailed the school for it, some of these little Il Duce wannabees continue to pull the same kind of crap. We recently received email from a parent of a student who attends a school in which the teacher and principal are insisting that all students must pledge allegiance to the US flag, regardless of their beliefs.