Kowalski v. Berkeley County Schools
Petition for certiorari denied on January 17, 2012| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-461 | 4th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2011 |
Issue: (1) Whether the First Amendment permits a public school to discipline a student for speech that occurs off-campus and not at a school-sponsored event, and that is not directed at the school; and (2) whether off-campus student speech not directed at the school satisfies the “material and substantial disruption” test articulated in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District merely because a single student missed one day of school and because school officials speculated that the off-campus speech might lead to “copycat” behavior on school grounds.
