Marshall - 9:55 pm on Mar 12, 2012 (gmt 0)

after she posted on Facebook that she “hated” a hall monitor who was “mean” to her. School principal Pat Falk said the comment constituted bullying

This is bullying?

12 Year Old

And she violated FB's TOS if I am not mistaken, obviously lying about her age. "You will not use Facebook if you are under 13." [facebook.com]

First Amendment (freedom of speech) and Fourth Amendment (unreasonable search and seizure)

Agreed, but if the parents are not going to monitor their child's activity, someone has to.

Everyone wants the schools to take care of the kids, but tie their hands when it comes to it. It is that "cake and eat it too" syndrome.

Marshall