Jury finds Tullahoma student's suspension over Instagram memes unconstitutional

Jury finds Tullahoma student's suspension over Instagram memes unconstitutional

Tullahoma City Schools violated a student's First Amendment rights when he was suspended over Instagram memes he posted, a Knoxville jury found this week.

Tennessee Student’s Suspension for Sharing Memes Violated First Amendment, Jury Finds

A jury has ruled that Tullahoma City Schools violated a former student’s First Amendment rights by suspending him for posting satirical memes about his high school principal on Instagram, concluding a legal dispute that began more than two years ago.

Court finds student’s rights were violated

A jury has found in favor of a Tullahoma High School student who was suspended for sharing memes outside school which used his former Principal Jason Quick as the target of the lampooning.