The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of speech. In the case, Layshock v. Hermitage School District, a student (Justin Layshock) made a parody profile of his principal (Trosch) on Myspace. He often used the word “big” to describe his principal, calling the principal things like, “big steroid freak”, Layshock showed the fake profile to his friends in class. Layshock’s classmates proceeded to make their own fake profiles about the principal, each one getting more and more inappropriate. The principal discovered Layshock’s fake profile and brought it to the school’s attention. The school considered expelling Justin Layshock for what he did, even though he made the least rude fake profile of the principal. In…show more content… Also, Layshock's intention was not for the speech to reach the campus; he only opened the profile in one class for a few minutes to show it to a couple of friends. If he had intended for his account to reach the campus and cause a disruption, he would have shown it to many people in different classes. In the case Bethel School District No.403 v. Fraser, the justices ruled that a school can limit speech when it is lewd, vulgar, or offensive, or when it goes against the fundamental values of education. In the Layshock case, there was no vulgar or lewd language used. The case states that Layshock's profile was the least inappropriate of all the profiles, and it was not disrespectful as it was meant to be a joke. Layshock did not use any threatening words in the profile; instead, he made comments about the principal's weight, often using the word “big”. Not only is Layshock's speech not vulgar or lewd, but it also does not pose a safety risk. In the case of R.S. et al. v. Minnewaska Area School District, the judges ruled that schools cannot limit speech unless it poses a safety risk or causes a substantial
