Student's arrest for racist post sparks free speech debate
The IndependentGet Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The arrest of a Connecticut high school student accused of posting racist comments about a Black classmate on social media is being supported by civil rights advocates, but free speech groups are calling it an unusual move by police that raises First Amendment issues. But we have limitations on that right.” Sykes, however, said he believed school officials would be justified in disciplining the student because the Snapchast post interfered with the Black student's right to access education. Judith Medor, whose son, Jamar, was the target of the Snapchat post, said school officials told her the other student was expelled from school. David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut, said he had not heard of any other cases in the state in which a public school student was arrested for a social media post.
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